Abstract
Misleading dental advertisements are one of the most rampant ethical issues in the dentistry practice. Misleading advertisements offer the wrong information to consumers with the aim of coercing them to buy products and services offered by the dental professionals. This is an unethical practice and the dentists involved undermine the integrity of the dental profession. This paper looks at ethical issues in dentistry. It gives special emphasis to misleading dental advertisements as an ethical issue. The paper also looks at the legal definition of misleading advertisements and dissects the legal frameworks and the regulatory bodies put in place to Continue reading...
