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cord-338362-6zwvkqag	Cohen, Donald F.	Ethical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-04-08		.txt	text/plain	948	71	61	Although the American Dental Association Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct (ADA Code) is a helpful guide, 1 you also must be mindful of your state's and the national government's emergency health powers acts. The ADA Code directs dentists to "have the benefit of the patient as their primary goal." 1 This might cause you to wonder how you can ethically defer elective procedures or even temporarily suspend your practice operations. This principle "expresses the concept that the dental profession should actively seek allies throughout society on specific activities that will help improve access to care for all." 1 Although you may need to limit or even close your practice temporarily, it is not appropriate to send patients of record to the local emergency department, public health clinic, or dental school for treatment, as these settings may be overburdened already with direct disease response.	./cache/cord-338362-6zwvkqag.txt	./txt/cord-338362-6zwvkqag.txt