Partnering with patients in healthcare research is encouraged by funding agencies and research institutions but raises ethical issues for patients, researchers, research professionals and administrators. Keywords: Scoping review, Ethical issues, Patient partnership, Patient engagement, Healthcare r…

This review gives an overview of ethics and clinical ethics The four main principles of ethics are defined and explained.





Keywords: Ethics, Confidentiality, Autonomy, Informed Consent, Professionalism, Integrated care model.

Clear Aligner Therapy (CAT) – Ethical and dentolegal considerations for dental practitioners





Keywords: Clear aligners, ethical considerations, dento-legal aspects, limitations, adverse clinical effects, risks, informed consent, ethical marketing, advertising

This study describes contextual shades of ethical situations experienced by physiotherapists internationally.





Keywords: Professional, ethics, global, contextual, survey, ESPI

The purpose of this systematic review is to identify where medical errors are reported in research literature also as far as debunking the myth that the majority of medical errors are attributed to communication.





Keywords: Medical Errors, Communication, Omission, Commission, Myth

This philosophical literature on paternalism argues that government measures to limit potential public harms arising from the consumption of unhealthy diets does not violate individual liberty.





Keywords: Ethics, harm principle, Nanny state, Obesity, Paternalism

There is a need to carefully evaluate ethical aspects of the speed of vaccine research and how this relates to protection of research subjects.





Keywords: Vaccine, research, COVID-19, ethics

In this paper the question is asked whether mandating COVID 19 vaccination of HCP could maximise vaccine uptake considering the ethical implications.





Keywords: Ethical Issues, Mandatory COVID 19 Vaccination, Healthcare Personnel

Maltreatment and dental neglect in children – Practical guidelines for dental practitioners





Keywords: Dental neglect, child abuse, dental trauma, maltreatment, ill-treatment, signs, symptoms, manifestations, behavioural indicators, risk factors

This study investigates whether a patient’s socio-economic status (SES) influences therapeutic judgement.





Keywords: Clinical decision-making, health care system, ethical behaviour, prioritization, unequal treatment.