Ethical Practices in Dentistry: Call for Bioethics Education and Collective Action

Affiliations

¹ Prof. Dr. Afifa Ehsan BDS, MPhil, CMT, CME, CMJE, DHEP, MHPE, PhD Scholar Professor, Department of Oral Biology, Faryal Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
² Prof. Dr. Ali Raza BDS, M.Phil, PGD (Bioethics). University Of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Editorial

Afifa Ehsan et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2025 Mar.

. 2025 Mar;41(3):641-642.

doi: 10.12669/pjms.41.3.11907.

¹ Prof. Dr. Afifa Ehsan BDS, MPhil, CMT, CME, CMJE, DHEP, MHPE, PhD Scholar Professor, Department of Oral Biology, Faryal Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
² Prof. Dr. Ali Raza BDS, M.Phil, PGD (Bioethics). University Of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

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