PELD #10: ASDA White Paper/White Coat

White Coat Ceremony

Symbolizes "conversion" of lay person into healthcare profession Symbolizes adoption of ethical/professional tenets of healthcare Purity of purpose, placing patient foremost ahead of self-interest An opportunity to publicly congratulate individuals for their success in gaining entrance to the study of dentistry

Which popular expression was noted in the ASDA White Paper to describe the unspoken message of a "hidden curriculum" that encourages academic dishonesty?

"Do as I say, not as I do"

In joining the profession of dentistry, students make the vow that has been made by all true learned professionals for centuries:

"I promise to always treat those who seek my care as ends in themselves, placing their interests and welfare above my own; and I promise never to treat them simply as a means to my personal ends or goals."

Academic dishonesty is contagious: to oneself and to those around you. The basis of academic dishonesty being contagious to oneself is that continued cheating breeds two outcomes. What are they?

1. Students become desensitized to cheating. Leads to more cheating in the future. 2. Become complacent rather than hard working. Why work hard i you can easily do well by cheating? Also it makes others around you cheat because they think they need to cheat to keep up/get ahead.

According to the Oxford American Dictionary, "Schools of ethics in Western philosophy can be divided, very roughly, into three sorts. What are they?

1. Virtues - acting in a way that benefits the person as well as society (Aristotle) 2. Duty- we are obligated to do what is right. (Kant) 3. Utalitarianism - we do what benefits the most people

When was fluoridation of community water supplies introduced?

1940's-1950's

The first white coat ceremony was held in ______________ at __________________________

1993 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

The % of dental students surveyed who admitted to some level of cheating was reported in the ASDA White Paper from the Journal of Dental Education August 2007. What was the percentage?

74.7%

____________ is the quality of the health professional that ensures a humanistic approach to care

Empathy

T/F: The ASDA White Paper discourages student driven ethics clubs and discussion groups that involve students.

False, it is encouraged SPEA is the Student Professionalism and Ethics Association, a student run organization at Tufts and other dental schools.

T/F: The conclusion made in the paper to solve the problem of impropriety in dental education was to take one course on ethics.

False. Requires all to form a "united front to combat the issue"

"Act in such a way that you always treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never simply as a means, but always at the same time an end."

Immanuel Kant

T/F: A study cited in the ASDA White Paper found a positive correlation with cheating in medical school and cheating after graduation in patient care.

True

T/F: Academic dishonesty is the intentional participation in deceptive practices that relate to one's academic work, or that of another

True

T/F: Academic integrity is described as honesty in all matters that relate to an academic environment

True

T/F: Cheating is defined as the use of unauthorized assistance in an academic activity

True

T/F: Professionalism can be defined as a set of values, or overarching principles to which a doctor is held

True

T/F: The ASDA White Paper recommends that students hold the school accountable for regulating its honor code and ensure that it is reviewed regularly and updated when necessary to remain both relevant and effective.

True

T/F: The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) believes that ethics and professionalism is the foundation upon which the profession of dentistry is laid.

True

T/F: The stated purpose of the ASDA White Paper is to provide an overview of the state of ethics in dental education and offer solutions on how our profession can rectify this dilemma.

True

T/F: There is a positive correlation between cynicism and cheating in school (in didactics and clinic)

True

T/F: A symbol expresses a deep and profound truth, in contrast to a sign, which simply identifies

True. The white coat is best understood as a symbol

The 3 classical learned professions are ....

law, medicine, and the clergy These groups of individuals had access to knowledge that the average human being lacked. As a result, they possessed special power, since knowledge is power. Others depend on them due to their knowledge

The word "profess" means ...

to promise or to vow