Ethics and Professional Legislation

Code:

MIMD050107

Acronym:

ELP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Ethics in Health Sciences

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mestrado Integrado
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	71	Official Plan from the academic year 2020/2021	5	-	3	36	81
		NÃO INSCREVER - Plano exclusivo para uso administrativo	5	-	3	36	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The Ethics and Professional Legislation UC aims to provide students a broad understanding of the legislation that regulates the professional practice of dental medicine and the professional ethical standards that guide the practice of dental medicine. Students should develop skills and abilities to know the regulamentation and legislation on the licensing of health units and, in particular, clinics and dental offices. They will have to know the legislation about entities that regulate the practice of dental medicine, namely the OMD Statute and the legal diplomas of the Health Regulatory Entity and Infarmed. The Doentological Code of the Portuguese Dental Association and the regulations approved by the OMD will be analised and discussed.

Learning outcomes and competences

By transmitting knowledge about professional legislation, ethics and deontology in the practice of dentistry, it is intended to provide students with practical theoretical knowledge in the scope of Ethics and Deontology. In this way, conduct guides recognized as essential to the professional practice of dentistry will be transmitted and learned.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Professional legislation - Statute of the OMD, Legislation on licensing of private health units and dental offices and clinics. Health Regulatory Authority and Infarmed. Ethics - Right to health, General ethical and deontological principles, Professional ethics in dental medicine, Archives and professional secrecy, Access to health information, Advertising, Informed consent, Clinical management and fees, Relations between dentists, The dentist and the community , Ethical aspects in clinical research, Disciplinary action.

Mandatory literature

Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas; Estatuto da Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas, Diário da República, 1.ª série — N.º 171 — 2 de setembro de 2015, 2015
Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas; Código Deontológico da Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas , Diário da República, 2.ª série — N.º 115 — 18 de junho de 2019, 2019
Governo ; Estabelece o regime jurídico a que ficam sujeitos a abertura, a modificação e o funcionamento dos estabelecimentos prestadores de cuidados de saúde, Diário da República n.º 161/2014, Série I de 22 de Agosto de 2014, 2014
Ministério da Saúde; Alterações e actualizações da Portaria n.º 268/2010, de 12 de maio, 2014
Ministério da Saúde; Estabelece os requisitos mínimos relativos à organização e funcionamento, recursos humanos e instalações técnicas para o exercício da actividade das clínicas ou consultórios dentários, Diário da República n.º 92/2010, Série I de 12 de Maio de 2010, 2010
Vários; Curso Complementar de Direito da Saúde: responsabilidade civil, penal e profissional, Centro de Estudos Judiciários, 2013. ISBN: 978-972-9122-34-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes with presentation by the students, on the form of lecture and monography, of the topics of ethical and deontology in dental medicine.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	60,00
Teste	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	1,00
Frequência das aulas	1,50
Trabalho escrito	1,00
Total:	3,50

Eligibility for exams

75% presencial classes

Calculation formula of final grade

60 + 40 = 100%