Ethics and Law
Welcome to the Dentaljuce course on Healthcare Ethics and Law, a very important course for understanding the decision-making processes in healthcare
This module is designed to look at the complex world of ethical and legal considerations in healthcare, providing dental professionals with the tools to navigate challenging situations with confidence and clarity.
We then examine the key principles of ethics such as Non-Maleficence, Beneficence, Autonomy, and Justice, examining how these principles guide professional conduct and patient care.
A essential component of this course is the focus on negligence law, a very important aspect for all healthcare professionals. Topics like causation, disclosing alternative treatments, and the shift from medical paternalism to a more patient-centred approach to consent are covered in depth. The course also looks ahead to the future of negligence law and touches upon the ethical considerations surrounding unethical human experimentation.
Interactive self-assessment sections are integrated throughout the module to reinforce your understanding and application of these important concepts.
By the end of this course, you will be better equipped to defend your healthcare decisions using established ethical and legal arguments, enhancing your professional practice and patient care.
If you're not yet a member of Dentaljuce, we highly recommend you to join and gain access to our comprehensive course on ethics and law.
This course, along with over 100 other CPD courses, is available for a single membership payment.
Course Review: Ethics and Law by Dentaljuce
Overview
The "Ethics and Law" CPD course from Dentaljuce received consistently positive feedback from participants for its clarity, depth of content, and practical relevance. It effectively equipped dental professionals with essential knowledge and understanding of ethical reasoning and legal considerations integral to healthcare practice.
Key Strengths
Participants frequently emphasised several notable strengths of the course:
Comprehensive and Clear Content: The course was praised for providing a clear and detailed exploration of complex ethical and legal concepts. Feedback described it as "very clear & informative," "concise yet detailed," and "well-presented and easy to follow."
Practical Application: Learners appreciated the practical examples and case studies, which effectively illustrated theoretical concepts, enhancing their understanding and ability to apply ethics and law to real-world situations in dental practice.
Engaging Format: The module’s structured approach, interactive learning components, and historical examples significantly enhanced participant engagement. Comments included appreciation for the "engaging and thought-provoking content" and the beneficial inclusion of "historic examples."
Relevant and Informative: Participants found the content highly relevant to their professional roles, recognising the importance of informed consent, patient autonomy, and ethical decision-making processes. Many noted improvements in their professional practice as a result.
Specific Positive Comments
Selected feedback highlighting the course’s value included:
- "Excellent explanation of ethical principles, along with useful examples and cases."
- "Great course. It really taught me how careful we have to be when explaining benefits, risks, and options."
- "Interesting, informative, and relevant. Principles were explained and related to real negligence cases."
- "Overall, the course was insightful and effectively covered key ethical theories and principles relevant to dental practice."
- "Very informative and interesting examples."
Suggestions for Improvement
Participants offered some suggestions for minor enhancements:
- Inclusion of additional practical dental-specific examples was recommended to further illustrate how ethical theories apply directly to day-to-day dental practice.
- Some participants mentioned that certain sections could be simplified for better accessibility, reducing complexity in language for ease of understanding.
Participant Satisfaction (Closed-Question Summary)
- Met Learning Objectives: 96.2% strongly agree/agree
- Good Quality: 94.4% strongly agree/agree
- Useful & Relevant: 94.4% strongly agree/agree
- Engaging: 91.5% strongly agree/agree
- Pitched at Right Level: 94.3% strongly agree/agree
These high ratings underscore strong participant satisfaction, highlighting the course's effectiveness and perceived quality.
Final Impression
Overall, Dentaljuce's "Ethics and Law" course was highly regarded by participants, effectively blending theoretical concepts with practical examples. It significantly improved participants' ethical awareness and decision-making capabilities, ultimately enhancing the quality of care provided to their patients.
Aim
The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to understand the role of ethical reasoning in the healthcare environment.
Course objective
- to provide the learner with the core of knowledge and the understanding necessary to make ethical decisions in their daily practice.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will, with respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below:- have an understanding of the main ethical theories underpinning heathcare: Utilitarianism, Deontology, Virtue theory and Pragmatism.
- Understand the concepts of Non-maleficence, Beneficence, Autonomy and Justice.
- have an understanding of how these concepts relate to practical heathcare.
- through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcome(s): A, B, D.