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Seven year overview (2007-2013) of ethical transgressions by registered healthcare professionals in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2016)
A move has taken place internationally in the delivery and "consumption" of health care
where if clients and patients (health care consumers) hold the opinion that the health care
professionals/providers' behaviour has ...
Beyond traditional ethics when developing assistive technology for and with deaf people in developing regions
(Springer, 2015)
There are limitations to traditional ethical approaches and procedures when engaged in assistive technology (AT) research for Deaf people in a developing region. Non-traditional issues arise as a consequence of employing ...
Adapting a community of practice model to design an innovative ethics curriculum in healthcare
(Karger, 2013)
The focus of healthcare ethics within the framework of ethical
principles and philosophical foundations has always, in
recent times, been the community, namely, the healthcare
provider, the patient or, in research, the ...
Xenografts and Religious beliefs
(South African Dental Association, 2014)
A 24-year old Hindu female presented with missing central incisors
and grossly decayed lateral incisors. Her options were
varied - to have a fixed partial denture, removable partial denture,
or an implant supported ...
Ethical considerations in using student data in an era of ‘big data’
(2015)
Learning with technology enables the collection of data on students at a level unprecedented in face-to-face tuition and paper-based academic administration. Universities see the advantage in tracking students’ engagement ...
Vicarious liability in private and public dental clinics
(South African Dental Association, 2014)
A 25 year-old patient attended the clinic to have four teeth
extracted under conscious sedation. Following a thorough
examination and medical history it was found that she had a
heart murmur. The dentist prescribed an ...
Referrals - practitioner, patient & specialist obligations
(South African Dental Association, 2016)
The profession of dentistry has both benevolent and
protective aspects with regards to duty of care to patients,
to always try to do the best for the patients and to fulfill the
principle of non-maleficence - to do no ...
Ethical management of patients with hearing impairments
(South African Dental Association, 2014)
Mrs Zuma is a 75 year old patient who has been living
alone for six years since her husband died. Her hearing
has deteriorated over the past few years. She has lost all
her natural teeth and has been wearing upper and ...
Irrational requests for extractions
(South African Dental Association, 2015)
Dental professionals encounter a number of challenging
ethical and legal dilemmas on a daily basis that often arise
due to conflicts between the ethical principles of autonomy,
non-maleficence (do no harm), beneficence ...
Conducting research with African elderly persons: Is their vulnerability a concern to researchers?
(AFAHPER-SD, 2013)
The African elderly population is currently estimated to be slightly over 38 million. In order to provide best practice and quality management strategies, health care professionals need to conduct research that can assist ...