This book is the first of the series, including as well “Essentials of public health and healthcare management” and “Essentials of dental public health and dental practice management”.
This work includes the most important facts, trends, and concepts relevant to different areas of the professionalization of dental practitioners while keeping optimal volume and structure. The content and the structure of this work correspond to the general educational purpose of the harmonized with EU competencies dental curriculum.
It provides the Doctor of Dental Medicine with the appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes for the formation of his/her socio-professional role as a liberal practitioner, while integrated into a public health system.
It is the only relevant textbook to prepare for the term final examination in the discipline «Social medicine and Medical ethics», as well as postgraduate residents and dental practitioners in their search for professional excellence. This book had been recognized with the GSK award and fellowship for digitalization for the year 2020.
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL MEDICIN
PART ONE:
Health as a bio-social phenomenon
Chapter 1: Biological and social aspects of health
Chapter 2: Indicators of physical status and development 35
Chapter 3: Demographic indicators
Chapter 4: Indicators of morbidity
PART TWО
Ethics, Bioethics, Medical ethics
Chapter 1: Foundations of ethics, medical ethics and bioethics
Chapter 2: Professional ethics. Code of ethics
Chapter 3: Ethical standards in dental practice
APPENDICES
1. Bologna declaration
2. Profile and competences for the graduating European Dentists in the EU
3.Oath of Hippocrates and Geneva Oath
4.General principles for a dental professional ethical code in the countries of the EU
5.Ethical code of researchers of the IADR
6.List of tables
7. List of figures
8. List of used terms
9. Bibliography