COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course is designed for the dental practitioner. The focus will be to apply the principles of ethics and elements of jurisprudence in a way that is highly applied to the practitioner. The course will also act as reinforcement for structure that supports the practice of dentistry and protection for the welfare of the public.

• Recognize ethical components of conflicts that occur in the practice of dentistry.
• Define alternatives when deconstructing situations where ethical principles can be applied.
• Evaluate and consider alternatives when faced with an ethical conflict.
• Apply regulations, standards, and professional expectations to real life ethical conflicts.

This course on ethics and jurisprudence meets the New York State Licensure Requirement!

Bio:
Dr. Frederick More is Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion and also Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. More developed and coordinates a 4-year curriculum in bioethics in the DDS program at NYU. He teaches courses in bioethical issues and IRB skills in the MS program in Clinical Research; and, a Core Course in Ethical issues and decision-making in Global Public Health in the NYU Masters in Global Public Health program.

His research interests include the process of obtaining informed consent; impact of diversity on health care decision making; climate and culture issues for LGBT persons in healthcare; and, developing curriculum for catastrophe preparedness for non-physician healthcare providers. Currently, Dr. More is a member of the collaborative team in the "Substance Abuse Research, Education & Training (SARET)".

Dr. More has served on the NYU University Committee on Activities Involving Human Subjects. He now serves on the NYU Langone School of Medicine IRB and is the Chairman of IRB Board A.