DNTA 1250 - Dental Ethics & Jurisprudence

• DNTA 1100  
• DNTA 1200  
• DNTA 1210  
• DNTA 1220  
• DNTA 1240  
• DNTA 1260  
• DNTA 1270  

1. Demonstrate career and self-development skills to foster professional growth and lifelong learning. 
2. Explain the Minnesota Dental Practice Act while understanding its legal and ethical implications in dental practice. 
3. Explain the ADAA Code of Ethics, emphasizing its role in guiding professional conduct and ethical decision-making. 
4. Identify and analyze personal values and morals, and their impact on professional practice and patient care. 
5. Analyze the impact of implicit bias in the dental healthcare setting and its impact on dental service delivery.
6. Demonstrate critical-thinking and active-learning skills in problem-solving and decision-making in clinical and educational settings. 
7. Demonstrate cultural competency by respecting and understanding diverse cultural perspectives and incorporating culturally sensitive practices into patient care.
8. Appraise the intersectionality of ethics, jurisprudence, and social justice in dental practice.

1. The Dental Practice Act of Minnesota 
2. Delegated duties as outlined in the Minnesota Board of Dentistry Practices
3. Professional development
4. The intersectionality of ethics, jurisprudence, and social justice in the dental profession
5. Key principles in dental ethics: patient autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, and veracity
6. Patient confidentiality
7. Minnesota statute 150A.10 Allied Dental Personnel
8. Implicit biases impact on healthcare