LIFE AS IT IS: THE RESPONSIBILITY TO BE A DENTIST

Abstract

THE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SURGEON-DENTIST CAN GENERATE, IN CASES OF ERRORS, IRREVERSIBLE CONSEQUENCES AND THIS PROFESSIONAL MUST RESPOND FOR HIS ACT, THAT IS, AS THE AGENT CAUSING THE DAMAGE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR IT. THIS ACTION AND THE DAMAGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED MAY BE QUESTIONED IN FOUR AREAS: CIVIL, ETHICAL, CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. THE PRESENT WORK, PRESENTED IN THE VIDEO FORMAT, HAS THE OBJECTIVE OF REPRESENTING EPISODES OF ERRORS RELATED TO THE DAILY LIFE OF DENTAL PROFESSIONALS AND THAT CAN HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE LIFE OF PATIENTS AND ALSO FOR THE PROFESSIONAL HIMSELF WITH THE BEGINNING OF PROCESSES IN THE ABOVE FIELDS CITED. THE RELEVANCE OF THIS WORK IS INDICATED WHEN ANALYZING THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PROCESSES THAT HAVE BEEN OPENED AGAINST DENTISTS. THUS, THIS WORK CAN CONTRIBUTE TO INFORM ACADEMICS AND PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE HEALTH AREA. IN ADDITION TO A DEFENSIVE PRACTICE, ONLY CONCERNED WITH AVOIDING PROCESSES, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT DENTAL PROFESSIONALS ARE PREPARED TO UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFICITIES OF HEALTH WORK, RESPECTING THE DIGNITY, AUTONOMY, INTIMACY, PRIVACY OF THEIR PATIENTS, AS WELL AS OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT PERMEATE HUMANIZED HEALTH CARE. UNDERSTANDING OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL SANCTIONS TO WHICH THEY MAY BE SUBJECT CAN SERVE AS AN ALERT TO STUDENTS ABOUT THE NEED FOR DEDICATION TO TRAINING AND AN EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT GOOD, ALWAYS PATIENT-CENTERED, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. THE PRESENTATION WAS RECORDED USING A NIKON COOLPIX L820; ALL AUTHORS APPEAR IN AT LEAST ONE SCENE; THE PLAYS ARE SHORT-LIVED AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTIONS; WERE USED COSTUMES AND OBJECTS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THE EPISODES OCCUR; THE SCENES ARE A TOTAL OF FOUR; AND ALL WERE RECORDED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE INSTITUTION UNIVERSITY CENTER OF ANÁPOLIS - UNIEVANG�LICA.

KEYWORDS: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY / SURGEON-DENTIST / HUMANIZATION OF CARE