Abstract
The general aim of ethics in dental education is to provide an introduction to ethical reasoning and a methodology for ethical analysis to enable students to justify their moral choices. How this aim is pursued from a Nordic perspective is discussed in the present paper by giving a description of the teaching of ethics in dental education in Denmark, Norway and Finland. An account is given of the teaching at the pre-clinical level as well as the clinical level with a focus on the specific aim, topics, extent, methods of teaching and whether the courses are mandatory with final exams. It is concluded that a common factor is that the teaching encompass lectures as well as sessions devoted to case-studies as an important element. Furthermore a characteristic and common perspective in the three countries is the primacy of respect for the patients´ autonomy and informed consent in the relationship between the dentist and his/her patient.
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