På faget "Grundlæggende Diagnostik og sygdomskontrol" på Odontologi på Aarhus Universitet lærer de studerende at bruge etik i deres arbejde som tandlæge. Lektor i filosofi Rasmus Dyring forklarer her, hvorfor etik er et vigtigt redskab, og hvordan tandlægerne kan bruge etikken i praksis.
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