Student Ethics Video Contest applications due in September
ADA council has sponsored competition for dental students since 2008
The deadline for entries for the 2024 Student Ethics Video Contest, sponsored by the ADA Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs, is Sept. 6.
The Student Ethics Video Contest debuted in 2008 to encourage dental student engagement with The ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct.
“The ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct codifies the commitment to the public for maintaining professionalism and high standards of ethical conduct,” said Debra Peters, D.D.S., Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs chair. “While societal situations evolve, the principles may be applied to a variety of dental dilemmas. The student video contest is an opportunity for students to express their understanding of these principles while applying them to current scenarios.”
The grand prize winner is awarded $2,500, and the honorable mention winner receives $1,500. Both videos will be posted to the ADA’s YouTube channel.
The videos need to incorporate or discuss one or more of the five ethical principles of the ADA Code of Ethics — patient autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice and veracity.
The videos are judged on skill, resourcefulness, originality, entertainment and production quality, with particular emphasis on the proper interpretation of the ethical principle, code, or advisory opinion portrayed in the video and the clarity of communication.
“The creativity and knowledge expressed in these videos reveals a connection to the ADA Code that makes them come alive and enhance the ethical commitment to society,” Dr. Peters said.
This year, the contest is jointly sponsored by the Student Professionalism and Ethics Association in Dentistry.
In 2023, the grand prize winner was a team of dental students from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. Their video, titled "Undercover Dental Justice," is available for viewing on the ADA's YouTube channel.
For the entry form and complete contest rules, contact Daniel Franklin at franklind@ada.org.
