Affleck, P orcid.org/0000-0001-9830-8713 and Macnish, K orcid.org/0000-0003-4510-3049 (2016) Should 'Fitness to Practise' include safeguarding the reputation of the profession? British Dental Journal, 221 (9). pp. 545-546. ISSN 0007-0610
Abstract
Earlier this year a dental nurse was reprimanded by the GDC for a single comment on social media. The nurse subsequently admitted that the comment was unprofessional and offensive. However, the comment did not mention her status as a dental nurse, nor did it involve any of her patients. The nurse did breach GDC guidance and therefore, within the current system, a reprimand was appropriate. This case highlights the perils of social media but also shows how dental professionals are judged on whether their non-professional lives offend the public. Whether this is fair needs discussion.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 British Dental Association. This is an author produced version of a paper published in British Dental Journal. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > Institute of Molecular Medicine (LIMM) (Leeds) > Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2016 13:50 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2017 02:13 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.812 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.812 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:104815 |