Research Article | Open Access
Health care ethics among dental students - A Knowledge Attitude and Practice Survey
Ranjith Raj VPRB L. Leelavathi
Pages: 432-443
Abstract
BACKGROUND:A dental practitioner has a greater position of trust within society. As a result,
it demands a great commitment to the society to which all the members will have to adhere to
the high ethical standards of conduct. Dental practitioners have to have a conduct to their
professional life, in parallel with the fundamental principles of ethics.
AIM:This study aims to assess the knowledge,attitude and practice of healthcare ethics among
dental students
MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study is a questionnaire based survey study among
dental students on health care ethics.A total of 150 participants took part in the study through
Google Forms a Free Online survey platform. Based on the responses of the participants
statistical tests such as frequency and descriptive tests were performed and the results were
systematically assessed and presented.
RESULTS:Gender wise distribution of our study population with predominance of male
gender(62.6%).Age wise distribution of our study population with predominance of 22-23 age
group (46%) followed by 20-21 age group (35.33%) Both males 55.33% and female 31.33%
discussed the course of treatment with their patient while 6% of females and 7.33% of males did
not discuss the course of treatment with their patients.
CONCLUSION:The current study concludes that the knowledge, attitude and practice of
healthcare ethics among dental students is below par.Better knowledge and awareness can be
cultivated by enforcing the morales of ethics and the code of conducts in the learning period
Keywords
Ethics,Dentalstudents,Healthcare,Dentalpractice,Students, innovative analysis