Legal Issues in Dentistry

Course Code:

DENTL 502

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

1

Lab:

0

Credits:

1

ECTS:

1

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

This course aims to dental students concepts, principles and rules related with health law and the provision of the execution of the profession in accordance with law and ethical principles by delineating the boundaries of the legal responsibility of the dental practitioner.

Course Content:

Basic concepts and principles related with health law, legal rules, health legislations, health orgnization in Turkey , patients’ rights, responsibilities of practitioners and hospitals comprise the content of the course.

Course Methodology:

1. Conference 2. Sample cases 3. Problem solving 4. Discussion 5. Presentation 6. Group studies

Course Evaluation Methods:

1. Presentation 2. Assignment 3. Application

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes	Program Learning outcomes	Teaching methods	Assessment methods
By the end of this course, the student should be able to;
Capture the basic concepts and principles related with health law.	1,3,14	1,2,3	3
Have a good command of legislations in the field of health.	1,3,14	1,2,3	3
Have knowledge on the legal procedures he/she should apply in discrepancies related with health.	1,3,14	1,2,3	3
Have knowledge on the types of rsponsibilities and consequences in health field.	1,3,14	1,2,3	3
Have knowledge on the rights and responsibilities of patients, doctors and hospitals, captures the significance of respecting these rights and responsibilities.	1,3,14	1,2,3	3
Analyze problems encountered during health practice and brings resolutions.	1,3,14	1,2,3	3

Course Flow

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
No	Program learning outcomes	Level of contribution
No	Program learning outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adopt a lifelong learning principle , make necessary planning for continuous professional development and practice.					x
2	Using principles of medical ethics in all patients and using ethical decision making principles in solving ethical issues.					x
3	Making necessary suggestions in reorganization and national health politics area.					x

COURSE FLOW
Week	Topics	Preliminary studies
1	Emergence of health law, definition, content, significance and basic principles.
2	Fundamental resources of health law (Constitution- International agreements- laws,statutes, regulations)
3	Health rights- Right to access health services
4	Administrative structure of health organization in Turkey- legal aspects of patient-doctor relations
5	Compatibility of medical intervention with law 1( The execution of medical intervention by a health personnel- The concept of informed consent )
6	Compatibility of medical intervention with law 2 ( The concept of consent- Compulsory medical intervention in accordance with the data of medical sciences)
7	Doctor rights – Patient rights
8	Legal obligations of the doctor
9	Legal obligations of the patient
10	Legal responsibilities of the doctor (Indemnification)
11	Criminal responsibilities of the doctor
12	Disciplinary responsibilities of the doctor
13	Legal responsibilities of private hospital, legal responsibilities of the “ Administration “ in the health field.
14	Examples of legal cases

Recommended Sources

RESOURCES
Course hand-outs
Other resources	HAKERİ Hakan, Tıp Hukuku; ÜNVER Yener, Tıp/Sağlık Hukuku; Türkiye Barolar Birliği, Tıp Hukukunun Güncel Sorunları; Sağlık Hukuku, ÖZÇETİN Selvi, BALABAN Murat; Özel Hastanelerin Hukuki Sorumluluğu ve Hasta Hakları, EROL Gültezer Hatırnaz; Tıbbi Müdahaleden Doğan Hukuki ve Cezai Sorumluluk, GÖKCAN Hasan Tahsin; Tıbbi Uygulama Hataları, POLAT Oğuz.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	Cases provided by the instructor
Assignments	Discussion topics to be given to students when necessary
Examinations	1 mid-term exam + 1 final exam

Assessment

EVALUATION SYSTEM
MID-TERM STUDIES	NO	PERCENTAGE OF CONTRIBUTION
Assignment	-	-
Mid-term assignment	1	%50
Final assignment	1	%50
Total	2	%100
Contribution of finals to overall success	1	%50
Contribution of mid-terms to overall success	1	%50
Total	2	%100

ECTS

COURSE CATEGORY	Specialty / Area courses
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Activity	NO	Duration (Hours )	Total workload (Hours )
Course duration	14	14	14
Duration of studies outsid the class (Preliminary studies/Enhancement )	4	1	4
Assignment	3	1	3
Mid-term assignment	2	1	2
Final assignment	2	1	2

Total workload			25
Total workload / 25 (h)			1
ECTS credits of the course			1

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