2016 Volume 32 Issue 2 Pages 93-99
Abstract Dental ethics and professionalism are important in dental education. The Committee of Ethics and Professionalism Education, Japan Dental Education Association made a book entitled “20 Questions to Become a Good Dentist and Ethical Questions, 2013 Edition” and distributed it to all dental schools in Japan to facilitate education in dental ethics and professionalism in 2013. The purpose of this survey was to assess usage of the book and correct ideas to modify and to improve the case examples. A questionnaire survey was conducted by mail to all presidents of dental schools in Japan, asking them to transfer the questionnaire to faculty responsible for education of dental ethics and professionalism. All 29 schools responded and 10 schools answered that they use the book. The book was used for the education of 1st to 5th grade students especially exercise, PBL or TBL. Topics relating to university life were used in the education for lower grade students, while topics relating dental clinics were used in the education for higher grade students. The faculties answered that they need more cases regarding university life for education of lower grade students and clinical cases regarding older people, dementia and terminal care patients for education of higher grade students. Dissemination of the book, addition of cases and establishment of assessment methods are needed in the future.
