Ethical Considerations in Dental Research For centuries, new inventions have played an important role in the evolution of the medical and dental fields. As a result, new ways of healing and restoring the human body were discovered. Of course, the new ideas needed to be tested first to determine safety and effectiveness before applying their use in the medical or dental field. Since the inventions were designed for humans, the best way to test them is on human subjects, if possible. Unfortunately, these human subjects have not always been protected as well as in today’s research.
In retrospect, ethical use of human subjects came around in the early 1900’s, and medical research was not really regulated before the Declaration of Helsinki in 1064. …show more content…
The report summarizes the basic ethical principles that every medical researcher should apply during research processes (UMKC, 2016). These ethical research principles include respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. To apply these principles, medical doctors must provide the following applications: an informed consent, assessment of risks and benefits, and a fair procedure of the selections of subjects. Besides the Belmont report, there are other general agencies that help protect research subjects. These include the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). These agencies also created regulations based on the Belmont Report. In dentistry, the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) are responsible for supporting, overseeing, and reporting research activities. It also augments the quality and scope of oral health, and supports the advancements of oral health …show more content…
Mitchel, Helfgott, Haag, Cappi, Dunn, Kim and Gittleman (2015) investigated the importance of adhering to electronic record-keeping during clinical trials. One benefit is that regulatory agencies have immediate access to monitoring records even while the trial is ongoing. The FDA supports these types of records according to Mitchel and colleagues (2015). However, when any changes are made to the original data, researchers must not alter records in a way that the contents might become unclear. Moreover, the authors mentioned that electronic data sources allow authorized parties, the FDA, and sponsors to monitor progress of the research (Mitchel et al.,
In retrospect, ethical use of human subjects came around in the early 1900’s, and medical research was not really regulated before the Declaration of Helsinki in 1064. …show more content…
The report summarizes the basic ethical principles that every medical researcher should apply during research processes (UMKC, 2016). These ethical research principles include respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. To apply these principles, medical doctors must provide the following applications: an informed consent, assessment of risks and benefits, and a fair procedure of the selections of subjects. Besides the Belmont report, there are other general agencies that help protect research subjects. These include the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). These agencies also created regulations based on the Belmont Report. In dentistry, the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) are responsible for supporting, overseeing, and reporting research activities. It also augments the quality and scope of oral health, and supports the advancements of oral health …show more content…
Mitchel, Helfgott, Haag, Cappi, Dunn, Kim and Gittleman (2015) investigated the importance of adhering to electronic record-keeping during clinical trials. One benefit is that regulatory agencies have immediate access to monitoring records even while the trial is ongoing. The FDA supports these types of records according to Mitchel and colleagues (2015). However, when any changes are made to the original data, researchers must not alter records in a way that the contents might become unclear. Moreover, the authors mentioned that electronic data sources allow authorized parties, the FDA, and sponsors to monitor progress of the research (Mitchel et al.,