In the event of death, at the request of the heirs, the Conseil national de l’ordre may authorise a practitioner to operate the dental practice, for a period which it shall determine in the light of specific situations. The provisions of article R. 4127-277 will apply.
Dental surgeons, in their professional relations with members of other medical or paramedical professions, must respect the independence of the latter.
Reasons must be given for any decision taken by the Dental Surgeons’ Association in application of this Code of Deontology. Decisions taken by the departmental councils may be reformed or annulled by the national council either ex officio or at the request of the interested parties. This request must be made to the National Council within two months of the date of notification of the decision. This notification must reproduce…
All dental surgeons, when they are entered on the roll, must state before the departmental council that they are familiar with this code of ethics. They must inform the departmental council of any change in their professional situation.
The provisions of this Code of Ethics apply to midwives registered on the roll of the Association, to midwives performing a professional act under the conditions laid down in Article L. 4112-7 and to the student midwives referred to in Article L. 4151-6.
Midwives carry out their duties with respect for life and the human person. It is their duty to assist the competent authorities in their efforts to protect health.
All midwives are bound by professional secrecy in the interests of patients, in accordance with the conditions laid down by law. Secrecy covers everything that comes to the knowledge of the midwife in the exercise of her profession, i.e. not only what has been entrusted to her, but also what she has seen, heard or understood. The midwife must ensure that those assisting her in her work are instructed in…
Midwives have an obligation to maintain and improve their professional knowledge, in accordance with the obligation of continuing professional development provided for in articles L. 4153-1 and L. 4153-2. As part of their professional practice, midwives have a duty to contribute to the training of student midwives and their peers.
Midwives must treat all patients and new-born babies with the same conscience, regardless of their origin, morals and family situation, their membership or non-membership of a particular ethnic group, nation, race or religion, their disability or state of health, their reputation or the feelings they may have towards them, and regardless of the child’s sex.
The midwife must respect the right of all persons to choose freely their practitioner, midwife or doctor, and the establishment where they wish to receive care or give birth; she must facilitate the exercise of this right. The patient’s wishes must be respected as far as possible. When the patient is unable to express her wishes, her relatives must be notified and informed, unless this is urgent, impossible or the…
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