E T H I C S I N YOU R P RAC T I C E

Michael Meru, DDS, MS2008-09 president

Ethics & Professionalism

D E F I N I T I O N :E T H I C S

D E F I N I T I O N :E T H I C S

ETHICS V IOLATIONS

1. Commission

2. Omission

3. Sheer Ignorance

“COMMISSION”DR. L ILY

• 3 Yr. Old

• Island Dentistry for Kids

• 10 Filling, 4 Pulp Tx’s

• Oxygen levels measured early, but none were taken in the 26 min preceding

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/04/child-dead-after-dental-work/4319529/

“ O M I S S I O N ”

• Dr. Roy Shelburne

• Insurance Fraud, Money Laundering

• For inadequate documentation

• for $17K

Dentist A

Dentist B

OM

Dentist C

Mentor“an experienced and trusted advisor”

–MY MENTOR

“Great leaders are seldom subject-matter experts, but they know

where to find them when necessary”

Ethics & Professionalism