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1 . A third party is any party to a dental prepayment contract that may collect premiums , assume financial risks , pay claims , and / or provide administrative services .
2 . A full fee is the fee for a service that is set by the dentist , which reflects the costs of providing the procedure and the value of the dentist ’ s professional judgment .
3 . Advertising , solicitation of patients or business or other promotional activities by dentists or dental care delivery organizations shall not be considered unethical or improper , except for those promotional activities which are false or misleading in any material respect . Notwithstanding any ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct or other standards of dentist conduct which may be differently worded , this shall be the sole standard for determining the ethical propriety of such promotional activities . Any provision of an ADA constituent or component society ’ s code of ethics or other standard of dentist conduct relating to dentists ’ or dental care delivery organizations ’ advertising , solicitation , or other promotional activities which is worded differently from the above standard shall be deemed to be in conflict with the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct .
4 . Completion of three years of advanced training in oral and maxillofacial surgery or two years of advanced training in one of the other recognized dental specialties prior to 1967 .
IV . INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS AND CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT .
The foregoing ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct set forth the ethical duties that are binding on members of the American Dental Association . The component and constituent societies may adopt additional requirements or interpretations not in conflict with the ADA Code .
Anyone who believes that a member-dentist has acted unethically should bring the matter to the attention of the appropriate constituent ( state ) or component ( local ) dental society . Whenever possible , problems involving questions of ethics should be resolved at the state or local level . If a satisfactory resolution cannot be reached , the dental society may decide , after proper investigation , that the matter warrants issuing formal charges and conducting a disciplinary hearing pursuant to the procedures set forth in Chapter XI of the ADA Bylaws and Governance and Organizational Manual of the American Dental Association (“ Governance Manual ”). PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS AND CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT , MEMBER CONDUCT POLICY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES . The Council on Ethics , Bylaws and Judicial Affairs reminds constituent and component societies that before a dentist can be found to have breached any ethical obligation the dentist is entitled to a fair hearing .
A member who is found guilty of unethical conduct proscribed by the ADA Code or code of ethics of the constituent or component society , may be placed under a sentence of censure or suspension or may be expelled from membership in the Association . A member under a sentence of censure , suspension or expulsion has the right to appeal the decision to their constituent society and the ADA Council on Ethics , Bylaws and Judicial Affairs , as provided in Chapter XI of the ADA Bylaws and Governance Manual .
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