The American Society for Dental Ethics

The Mission of the Section is to support professional ethics in dentistry as the foundation of oral health care. The members of the Section are dedicated to the ongoing study of ethical issues, ethics education, and the development of the profession to promote integrity and ethical practice in service of patients, community, and society.

Ozar-Hasegawa Ethics Award 2012-13

The Ozar-Hasegawa Award is an annual award for two individuals who have contributed to the scholarship, discussion, and application of dental ethics, Professor David Ozar (Loyola University) and Dr. Thomas Hasegawa Jr. (Baylor College of Dentistry, deceased). The award is presented by the American Society for Dental Ethics (ASDE) to a dental or dental hygiene student for an essay or comparable product of careful ethical reflection.

All dental and dental hygiene students who are enrolled in an accredited school of dentistry and/or dental hygiene program in the United States and Canada. Students must be in good academic standing.

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Ethics Scholarship Program American College of Dentists Foundation

Application Process

$1,000 Partial Scholarships for Graduate Course in Dental Ethics Creighton University
The Ethics Scholarship Program of the American College of Dentists Foundation will annually offer up to ten $1,000 partial scholarships for 2012 to 2014 covering approximately half of the tuition of the new online 3-unit graduate-level course in dental ethics through Creighton University, “Oral Health Care at the Intersection of Professional and Business Ethics.” The scholarships are one-time grants and not repetitive. The scholarships are funded from proceeds of the Dr. Cecelia L. Dows Scholarship Fund within the Foundation.

Eligibility
To be eligible for a scholarship, an individual must be a Fellow of the American College of Dentists in good standing (including honorary). This requirement may be waived depending on the responses.

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Graduate Course

Oral Health Care at the Intersection of
Professional and Business Ethics
A New Graduate Course Offered by the Center for Health Policy and Ethics at Creighton University

This 8-week course is currently slated to be offered annually (2012-2014) in the months of May and June.
The course is offered as part of Creighton University’s Master of Science in Health Care Ethics. However, it can be taken without enrolling in the degree program. Students who next decide to pursue the master’s degree will receive full credit for this 3-credit course towards the degree. When contacting the university’s online education office (see contact info on the back), those interested in taking only this course should request being enrolled as a “Special Student.”

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