1. American Dental Association, Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs. Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct. Available at https://www.ada.org/about/principles/code-of-ethics. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
2. American Dental Association. Glossary of Dental Administrative Terms. Available at https://www.ada.org/en/publications/cdt/glossary-of-dental-administrative-terms. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
3. Ozar DT, Sokol DJ, Patthoff DE. Dental Ethics at Chairside: Professional Obligations and Practical Applications. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press; 2018.
4. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Health Information Privacy. Available at https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
5. Dental Board of California. Consumer Complaint Frequently Asked Questions. Available at https://www.dbc.ca.gov/consumers/consumer_faqs.shtml. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
6. U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania. Dentist Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances, Health Care Fraud, and Omitting Information on DEA Form. Available at https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/dentist-charged-unlawful-distribution-controlled-substances-health-care-fraud-and. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
7. The Hartford Courant. Dentist In Massive Medicaid Fraud Case Sentenced To 8 Years. Available at https://www.courant.com/2013/10/09/dentist-in-massive-medicaid-fraud-case-sentenced-to-8-years-2. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
8. American Dental Hygienists' Association. Bylaws and Code of Ethics. Available at https://www.adha.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ADHA_Bylaws_Code_of_Ethics_FY22.pdf. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
9. The First Amendment Encyclopedia. Borgner v. Florida Board of Dentistry (2002). Available at https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/196/borgner-v-florida-board-of-dentistry. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
10. U.S. Department of Justice. Los Angeles Dentist Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Role in $3.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme. Available at https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/los-angeles-dentist-sentenced-40-months-prison-role-38-million-health-care-fraud-scheme. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
11. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicare Fraud and Abuse: Prevent, Detect, Report. Available at https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/Fraud-Abuse-MLN4649244.pdf. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
12. American College of Dentists. Ethics Handbook for Dentists. Available at https://www.dentalethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ethics_handbook_for_dentists_2016.pdf. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
13. Academy of General Dentistry. Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition Guidelines. Available at https://www.agd.org/education/awards-recognition/agd-llsr. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
14. Corey G, Corey MS, Corey C. Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions. 11th ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Cengage Learning; 2023.
15. Gladding ST. Counseling: A Comprehensive Profession. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson; 2017.
16. Harper MG. Ethical multiculturalism: an evolutionary concept analysis. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2006;29(2):110-124.
17. Macklin R. Ethical relativism in a multicultural society. Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 1998;8(1):1-22.
19. Congress EP. Social Work Values and Ethics: Identifying and Resolving Professional Dilemmas. Chicago, IL: Nelson-Hall; 1999.
20. State of New York Office of the Attorney General. Attorney General Cuomo Announces Arrests in Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme Run Out of Three New York City Dental Clinics. Available at https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2010/attorney-general-cuomo-announces-arrests-multi-million-dollar-medicaid-fraud. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
21. Britannica ProCon.org. States with Legal Medical Aid in Dying (MAID). Available at https://euthanasia.procon.org/states-with-legal-physician-assisted-suicide. Last accessed December 1, 2023.
Mention of commercial products does not indicate endorsement.