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To promote quality and ethical practice and to assist DANB Individuals* in understanding their ethical responsibilities to patients, employers, professional colleagues, including fellow DANB Individuals, the dental assisting profession, and the public, DANB has established the following DANB Code of Professional Conduct. The DANB Code of Professional Conduct includes a DANB Individual’s responsibilities to patients, employers, colleagues, the profession, the public, and DANB.

All DANB Individuals must abide by the DANB Code of Professional Conduct and must maintain high standards of ethics and excellence in all areas of professional endeavor.

Violating the DANB Code of Professional Conduct, including but not limited to commission of any act specifically prohibited in DANB’s Disciplinary Policy and Procedures, may result in disciplinary action and the imposition of sanctions.

*DANB Individuals is an inclusive term that refers to all DANB examination applicants, DANB examination candidates, DANB Certificants (CDAs, COAs, CPFDAs, CDPMAs, COMSAs), and those who hold DANB Certificates of Competency (RHS, ICE). See Definitions section in the full version of DANB's Code of Professional Conduct (below) for additional detail.

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