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Are Healthcare Professionals Sufficiently Aware of Dental Ethics? Fields Research in Southeast Turkey
Elif Pinar Bakir
Dicle Universitesi
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4011-5091
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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of healthcare personnel in the Dentistry Faculty of Dicle University about “the legal responsibilities of dental practitioners” and “patient rights”.
Methods: The study included 150 volunteers who were healthcare workers in the Faculty of Dentistry , Dicle University between June and July 2019. The subjects were randomly selected from five different Professional groups and data were collecte dusing a single data collection form. All items on the form were grade dusing a 5-point Likert –type response. In the statistical analyses, Pearson’ s Chi-square, Yates Chi-square and the Fisher Exact tests were used.
Results:The questionnaire responses showed that 61.3% of the study participants had received training on patient rights and 56.7% had information about the legal responsibilities of dentists. The rate of dentists who had received training was below average and 38.9% of the dentists reported not having any information about their own legal responsibilities. A positive response was given to the items on the questionnaire by 58% and a negative responseby 33%. The responses to some items were seen to have been affected by variables such as age, gender and professional group.
Conclusion: Although some confusion was experienced by the healthcare personel about patient rights and the legal responsibilities of dentists, the levels of awareness were evaluated as satisfactory.
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Patient rights, legal responsibilities, healthcare personel awareness, medical ethics
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Are Healthcare Professionals Sufficiently Aware of Dental Ethics? Fields Research in Southeast Turkey
Elif Pinar Bakir
Dicle Universitesi
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4011-5091
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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of healthcare personnel in the Dentistry Faculty of Dicle University about “the legal responsibilities of dental practitioners” and “patient rights”.
Methods: The study included 150 volunteers who were healthcare workers in the Faculty of Dentistry , Dicle University between June and July 2019. The subjects were randomly selected from five different Professional groups and data were collecte dusing a single data collection form. All items on the form were grade dusing a 5-point Likert –type response. In the statistical analyses, Pearson’ s Chi-square, Yates Chi-square and the Fisher Exact tests were used.
Results:The questionnaire responses showed that 61.3% of the study participants had received training on patient rights and 56.7% had information about the legal responsibilities of dentists. The rate of dentists who had received training was below average and 38.9% of the dentists reported not having any information about their own legal responsibilities. A positive response was given to the items on the questionnaire by 58% and a negative responseby 33%. The responses to some items were seen to have been affected by variables such as age, gender and professional group.
Conclusion: Although some confusion was experienced by the healthcare personel about patient rights and the legal responsibilities of dentists, the levels of awareness were evaluated as satisfactory.