1. Ethical Decision Case Scenario Project
Group #2
Melody Martin
Britney Fernandez

3. Use the ethical decision making process
What Should Sharon Do?
Use the ethical decision making process
Step 1
Identify the Ethical Dilemma
Should Sharon speak up to the Doctor about her new method of practice, which is over treating the patient or should she just go along with what the Doctor is doing and not tell her the issues she has about her new method?

4. Step2
List all information pertinent to the issue. If legal questions exist, consult an appropriate source for answers
Sharon doesn’t know if the doctor is really over treating the patients for financial gain or if she really thinks she is doing the right thing, so Sharon needs to find out if the doctor is really over treating patients because she needs money or because she really thinks she is doing the right thing.
Legal problems in regards to this issue- By over treating the patients and charging them for services they don’t need just to make extra money the doctor is breaking the law.

5. Step 3
State the possible action options that exist
1.Sharon could talk to the Doctor about the
issue.
2.Sharon could just go along with whatever the
doctor is doing.
3.Sharon could report the issue to the Dental
board without talking to the Doctor.

6. Apply Ethical Principles to each of the options identified
Step 4
Apply Ethical Principles to each of the options identified
1. If Sharon talked to the Doctor the ethical principles
involved would be enforcing beneficence, societal
trust, and nonmaleficence.
2.If Sharon did not report the issue and just went along
with what the Doctor was doing she would be going
against the ethical principles of beneficence, societal
trust, and nonmaleficence by allowing the doctor to
continue over treating the patients for her financial
gain.
3. If Sharon reported the doctor to the board without
talking to the doctor first, she would break the trust
between the doctor and herself and it would not be
managing the dilemma constructively.

7. Step 5
State your decision
Sharon should confront the doctor about the dilemma first. If the doctor doesn’t change her ways Sharon should go to the Dental Board and report her.
Step 6
Implement the decision

8. Case History Questions
1. What is the ethical dilemma?
Should Sharon speak up to the Doctor about
her new method of practice, which is over
treating the patient or should she just go
along with what the Doctor is doing and not
tell her the issues she has about her new
method?
2. Are there legal considerations in this case?
Yes, By over treating the patients and charging
them for services they don’t need just to make
extra money the doctor is breaking the law.

9. Case History Questions Continued
3. What principles are involved in this case?
-Beneficence
-Autonomy
-Breaking societal trust
-Veracity
4. How would you handle this situation?
We think Sharon should confront the doctor about the dilemma first. If the doctor doesn’t change her ways Sharon should go to the Dental Board and report her, even if it means losing her job.