Analysis of the ethical aspects of professional confidentiality in dental practice

• Main Authors: Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin (Author), Artênio José Isper Garbin (Author), Nemre Adas Saliba (Author), Daniela Coelho de Lima (Author), Ana Paula Ayala de Macedo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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From the point of view of deontological ethics, privacy is a moral right that patients are entitled to and it is bound to professional confidentiality. Otherwise, the information given by patients to health professionals would not be reliable and a trustable relationship could not be established. Th...