Nivel de conocimiento de los códigos de bioética en los estudiantes de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil semestre B-2021.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Bioethics is a discipline related to science, law and health with society. The Odontological Code of Ethics established norms for dental health professionals where it prioritizes the health of the patient to be treated as a whole and not only focus its analysis on the oral area. OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of knowledge of UCSG students about Bioethics codes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It is a cross-sectional investigation, descriptive and analytical design, deductive method. The sample made up of 50 students between cycles VI and VII of the UCSG Dentistry Career, was obtained through the inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS: 70% recognize their right to care for a patient or not, while equal proportions50'% consider it acceptable to help in emergency situations. 60% consider it necessary to use the clinical history for proper registration, and 70% recognize the importance of its proper conservation; 68% accept the patient's right to receive truthful information about their diagnosis,and 60% believe that this information must be clear in order to obtain informed consent; 50% consider professional secrecy even if they are no longer their patient, and 56% think they do notbreak professional secrecy even under legal decree. Conclusions. - Dentistry students who arein the VI cycle in the B-2021 period have an adequate percentage of knowledge about bioethics codes.