Student Ethics Video Contest

The Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs introduced the contest to provide opportunities for students to consider ethical decision making as they prepare to start careers in dentistry. The goal of the contest is to create greater awareness of ethical dilemmas that dental students and professionals encounter and to provide a forum for students to consider how those dilemmas should be addressed using the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct (ADA Code). 

Individual students, student groups or classes are asked to create video presentations depicting common ethical situations demonstrating one of the five principles, codes or advisory opinions found in the ADA Code. Entrants are required to be ASDA members.

Depending on the quality of submissions received, there may be one grand prize winner and at least one honorable mention; each winning entrant will receive a monetary award. Winning videos are also on display at each ADA Annual Session.

2011 Contest Winners

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Grand Prize Winner: University of North Carolina School of Dentistry student, Christopher Vo, takes the top prize with a monetary award of $2000 with the video, “The Bridge Patient.”
 
“The Bridge Patient” focuses on the ADA Code Sections 5A (Representation of Care) and 3B (Government of a Profession) from the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct.

Honorable Mention: Students Ewelina Ciula, Ali S. Sajadi, Katherine M. Hungate, Tadziu J. Kula III and Gabrielle M. Johnson from Indiana University School of Dentistry share a $1000 prize for their video, “Back to Ethics.”

“Back to Ethics” illustrates four of the five principles from the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct—Patient Autonomy, Nonmaleficence, Justice and Veracity.

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2010 Contest Winners

Grand Prize Winner: University of Washington students, Phillip Cronin, Blake Hillstead and Brad Jonnes, take the top prize with a monetary award of $2000 with the video, "Dentethics."

Honorable Mention Winner: Students Kei Chan, Hai Do and Levon Sukiasian from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine share $1000 prize for their video, "Once Upon a Time There Was a Poor Dentist."