Perception of dental surgeons on the ethical and legal aspects of exercising their profession as personal and corporate entities
Braz. j. oral sci
; 10(4): 246-249, oct.-dec. 2011. tab
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS, BBO - Odontología
| ID: lil-638383
Biblioteca responsable:
BR218.1
ABSTRACT
Aim: To evaluate the level of knowledge of dentists of the ethical and legal aspects of exercisingtheir profession as individual and corporate entities; to observe the level of knowledge ofprofessionals on the main taxes inherent to their existence as individual and corporate entities;and to highlight the positive and negative aspects of each entity. Methods: A questionnaire wasprepared containing structured and open questions, which was sent to dentists working in thecities of Betim and Contagem (Belo Horizonte metropolitan area) in letters containing self-addressedstamped envelopes for return to the research team. The data were analyzed using descriptivestatistics. Results: 77.9% of professionals work as individual entities, 19.7% as individual andcorporate entities, and only 2.5% act solely as corporate entities. Of the professionals who workas corporate entities, 88.8% reported that the reason that led them to act as individual and/orcorporate entities was a requirement by health plans. With regard to taxes imposed on each typeof entity, 67.4% of individual entity professionals declared not knowing the main taxes related totheir profession. Conclusions: The level of knowledge of dentists regarding the ethical and legalimplications of performing their profession as individual and corporate entities is insufficient; theinterviewed professionals are not properly trained on the pertinent ethical and legal aspects oftheir profession, thus becoming vulnerable to litigation; and these professionals do not haveknowledge on the main taxes related to each type of legal entity.
Texto completo:
Disponible
Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
BBO - Odontología
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Salud
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Ética
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Seguro de Responsabilidad Civil
Tipo de estudio:
Investigación cualitativa
Aspecto:
Aspectos éticos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. oral sci
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Sacred Heart University/BR
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State University of Campinas/BR
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University of Campinas/BR
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University of São Paulo/BR