Celebrating dental ethics

The unique course celebrated its last contact day of the year last month with a series of provoking lectures. The course, which lasts for a year and is part time, is the only university accredited course in Law and Ethics specifically for dental professionals.

Running for just three years, the course has seen its numbers steadily increase with students already registered for next year.

Dental Law and Ethics provides dental care professionals a unique opportunity to critically examine dental care and practice from ethical, legal and professional standpoints.

Tariq Drabu is a dentist from Manchester. “I took the course to get a better understanding of ethics in dentistry. Issues such as negligence and poor treatment are subjects dentists should be more aware of in their everyday work.”

The part-time course combines eight study days, with supported on-line learning and self-directed study. It is taught by dentists and other health and social care professionals with legal and ethical expertise.