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Dental care and social responsibility: examining the politics, ethics and social dimensions of dentistry
Fdi Session (On Demand)
Session Description
Dental care and social responsibility: examining the politics, ethics and social dimensions of dentistry
This session will feature three lectures on dental care and its political, ethical, and social dimensions. Topics will include the politics of dental care and dentists' role in shaping the profession, the evolution of the dental profession under Universal Health Coverage, and the potential for dentistry to become a more socially responsible and responsive profession through the emerging concept of social dentistry. The lectures will also explore the ethical implications of dental care and dentists' role in promoting social justice and equality, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learning Objectives
This session will feature three lectures on dental care and its political, ethical, and social dimensions. Topics will include the politics of dental care and dentists' role in shaping the profession, the evolution of the dental profession under Universal Health Coverage, and the potential for dentistry to become a more socially responsible and responsive profession through the emerging concept of social dentistry. The lectures will also explore the ethical implications of dental care and dentists' role in promoting social justice and equality, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the political and ethical dimensions of dental care and how they impact the profession and patients.
- Examine the Universal Health Coverage model and its effects on dental care, including access and quality of care provided
- Learn about the emerging concept of social dentistry and its potential to improve oral health outcomes by addressing broader societal issues that affect access to care
- Gain insights into the potential for dentistry to become a more socially responsible and responsive profession, including dentists' role in promoting social justice and equality
Dr. Marco Mazevet
In 2018, french oral healthcare was free of charge for most basic treatments. Following the election of a new president, the last reform "100% santé" which aimed to provide free prosthetic treatments for the whole french population was put into place. 5 year data of the full economic impact of the reform will be presented by the speaker, as well as the numerous policy changes required to undertake the reform
Learning Objectives
- Understand how to implement universal health coverage for oral healthcare
- Examine the Universal Health Coverage model and its effects on dental care, including access and quality of care provided.
- Understand the economic impact of such reform
Dr Homa Fathi
In recent years, WHO and FDI have repeatedly called on the dental profession to address the social determinants of health. To help the profession realize this mission, Bedos et al. developed the Montreal-Toulouse model, a biopsychosocial approach that guides dentists to practice person-centered care, also recognize their social responsibilities and advocate for better healthcare policies and programs.
To understand facilitators and barriers to adopting the Montreal-Toulouse model, Bedos et al. have done various research projects using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Their findings suggest that the dental profession may not be ready to fulfill its social duties, as commercialism dominates professional organizations and dentists make little attempt to address the root causes of diseases.
To ensure social justice in oral healthcare, paradigm shifts in professional, educational, economic, and political settings are required. As such, dental education should move toward nurturing critical thinking and social consciousness in learners. Moreover, professional bodies should strengthen dentistry’s social contract by reconsidering their traditional priorities and orientation.
Learning Objectives
- This presentation aims to create a discourse among attendees regarding the social aspects of professionalism in dentistry. We will discuss different facets of engaging with the society as a dental professional, and whether this is an aspiration or obligation.
- The second objective is to introduce the Montreal_Toulouse model, a promising biopsychosocial approach that enables dentists to become socially oriented. I will show how this model could be a framework to use for engaging in community, social, and even political actions related to the social determinants of oral health.
- The third and final objective of this presentation is to discuss the barriers and challenges that dentists face to fulfill their social duties. We will also go over the potential solutions at the clinician, organizational, and educational levels.
Dr Carlos Quinonez
This presentation will review the political economy of dentistry in Canada, using it as an example of how to understand the development of oral healthcare systems internationally. The presentation will consider the social, economic, and political factors that have influenced the development of oral healthcare systems, and how these factors have led to our current state, where many around the globe are challenged on how best to deal with dental care within broader healthcare policy. The presentation will position this challenge within the new "moral era" in healthcare and best practices in resource allocation ethics, and provide actionable strategies to achieve good outcomes for both public and private actors.
Learning Objectives
- To appreciate the factors that have influenced the development of oral health care systems.
- To understand the new "moral era" in healthcare and best practices in resource allocation ethics.
- To frame actionable strategies to achieve positive change in oral healthcare policy and practice.