Dental treatment is contraindicated by some health conditions. As patients live longer and dentists treat more patients with underlying disease, patients often need general medical care before dental care can proceed. For US patients without access to health care and…
In this video edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Rafael Campo about the healing value of poetry during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Since 1840, when the first dental school in the United States was founded, educational and policy outcomes have reinforced the separation of dentistry from medicine. Originating in serial historical divides, this separation has produced grave health inequity. The COVID-19 pandemic…
Since the mid-1990s, poor oral health has been neglected as a public health threat, despite its recognition as epidemic in scale by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General. Americans’ poor oral health influences…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about “grateful patient programs,” pressures clinician face to fundraise on behalf of health care organizations for which they work, and whether…
In this video edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Prof Holly Cooper about the dangerous living conditions for children and adults in US immigration detention facilities.
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about clinical and legal risk management for clinicians trying keep patients safe and for patients with complex pregnancies trying to stay…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about how members of different US Supreme Courts have interpreted the US Constitution in ways that have supported or undermined liberty…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about what clinicians need to know about changes to the post-June 2022 legal landscape of abortion care in the US. The…
In this special video edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talked with Dr Edmund Pellegrino (1920-2013) about personal virtues in shaping ethical behavior and moral authority in promoting the common good.
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