Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice

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Autor(a) principal: Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Garbin, Artênio José Isper, Saliba, Nemre Adas, De Lima, Daniela Coelho, De Macedo, Ana Paula Ayala
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-77572008000100015
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/219439
Resumo: From the point of view of deontological ethics, privacy is a moral right that patients are entitled to and it is bound to professional confidentiality. Otherwise, the information given by patients to health professionals would not be reliable and a trastable relationship could not be established. The aim of the present study was to assess, by means of questionnaires with, open and closed questions, the awareness and attitudes of 100 dentists working in the city of Andradina, São Paulo State, Brazil, with respect to professional confidentiality in dental practice. Most dentists (9.1.43%) reported to have instructed their assistants on professional confidentiality. However, 44.29% of the interviewees showed to act contradictorily as reported talking about the clinical cases of their patients to their friends or spouses. The great majority of professionals (98.57%) believed that it is important to have classes on Ethics and Bioethics during graduation and, when asked about their knowledge of the penalties imposed for breach of professional confidentiality, only 48.57% of them declared to be aware of it. Only 28.57% of the interviewees affirmed to have exclusive access to the files; 67.14% reported that that files were also accessed by their secretary; 1.43% answered that their spouses also had access, and 2.86% did not answer. From the results of the present survey, it could be observed that, although dentists affirmed to be aware of professional confidentiality, their attitudes did not adhere to ethical and legal requirements. This stand of health professionals has contributed to violate professional ethics and the law itself, bringing problems both to the professional and to the patient.
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spelling Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practiceAttitudeBehaviorBioethicsDentistryEthicsFrom the point of view of deontological ethics, privacy is a moral right that patients are entitled to and it is bound to professional confidentiality. Otherwise, the information given by patients to health professionals would not be reliable and a trastable relationship could not be established. The aim of the present study was to assess, by means of questionnaires with, open and closed questions, the awareness and attitudes of 100 dentists working in the city of Andradina, São Paulo State, Brazil, with respect to professional confidentiality in dental practice. Most dentists (9.1.43%) reported to have instructed their assistants on professional confidentiality. However, 44.29% of the interviewees showed to act contradictorily as reported talking about the clinical cases of their patients to their friends or spouses. The great majority of professionals (98.57%) believed that it is important to have classes on Ethics and Bioethics during graduation and, when asked about their knowledge of the penalties imposed for breach of professional confidentiality, only 48.57% of them declared to be aware of it. Only 28.57% of the interviewees affirmed to have exclusive access to the files; 67.14% reported that that files were also accessed by their secretary; 1.43% answered that their spouses also had access, and 2.86% did not answer. From the results of the present survey, it could be observed that, although dentists affirmed to be aware of professional confidentiality, their attitudes did not adhere to ethical and legal requirements. This stand of health professionals has contributed to violate professional ethics and the law itself, bringing problems both to the professional and to the patient.Dental School of Araçatuba Säo Paulo State University, Araçatuba, SPProgram of Preventive and Community Dentistry Dental School of Araçatuba Säo Paulo State University, Araçatuba, SPSäo Paulo State UniversityGarbin, Cléa Adas SalibaGarbin, Artênio José IsperSaliba, Nemre AdasDe Lima, Daniela CoelhoDe Macedo, Ana Paula Ayala2022-04-28T18:55:38Z2022-04-28T18:55:38Z2008-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article75-80http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-77572008000100015Journal of Applied Oral Science, v. 16, n. 1, p. 75-80, 2008.1678-77651678-7757http://hdl.handle.net/11449/21943910.1590/S1678-775720080001000152-s2.0-40749104602Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengJournal of Applied Oral Scienceinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-04-28T18:55:38Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/219439Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T21:31:42.202677Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice
title Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice
spellingShingle Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice
Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba
Attitude
Behavior
Bioethics
Dentistry
Ethics
title_short Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice
title_full Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice
title_fullStr Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice
title_sort Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice
author Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba
author_facet Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba
Garbin, Artênio José Isper
Saliba, Nemre Adas
De Lima, Daniela Coelho
De Macedo, Ana Paula Ayala
author_role author
author2 Garbin, Artênio José Isper
Saliba, Nemre Adas
De Lima, Daniela Coelho
De Macedo, Ana Paula Ayala
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Säo Paulo State University
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Garbin, Cléa Adas Saliba
Garbin, Artênio José Isper
Saliba, Nemre Adas
De Lima, Daniela Coelho
De Macedo, Ana Paula Ayala
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Attitude
Behavior
Bioethics
Dentistry
Ethics
topic Attitude
Behavior
Bioethics
Dentistry
Ethics
description From the point of view of deontological ethics, privacy is a moral right that patients are entitled to and it is bound to professional confidentiality. Otherwise, the information given by patients to health professionals would not be reliable and a trastable relationship could not be established. The aim of the present study was to assess, by means of questionnaires with, open and closed questions, the awareness and attitudes of 100 dentists working in the city of Andradina, São Paulo State, Brazil, with respect to professional confidentiality in dental practice. Most dentists (9.1.43%) reported to have instructed their assistants on professional confidentiality. However, 44.29% of the interviewees showed to act contradictorily as reported talking about the clinical cases of their patients to their friends or spouses. The great majority of professionals (98.57%) believed that it is important to have classes on Ethics and Bioethics during graduation and, when asked about their knowledge of the penalties imposed for breach of professional confidentiality, only 48.57% of them declared to be aware of it. Only 28.57% of the interviewees affirmed to have exclusive access to the files; 67.14% reported that that files were also accessed by their secretary; 1.43% answered that their spouses also had access, and 2.86% did not answer. From the results of the present survey, it could be observed that, although dentists affirmed to be aware of professional confidentiality, their attitudes did not adhere to ethical and legal requirements. This stand of health professionals has contributed to violate professional ethics and the law itself, bringing problems both to the professional and to the patient.
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