Introduction:

Bioethics is a subject of utmost importance in the training and decision-making of health professionals (dentists).

Objective:

To carry out a systematic review of the subject of dentistry and bioethics according to the evidence in the literature.

Materials and methods:

A bibliographic review of the scientific literature was carried out in the following databases: PUBMED, BVS, BBO Odontología. The following were used as inclusion criteria: a) Studies carried out between 2000 and December 2021; the types of study were selected according to the inclusion criteria: participants: dental students; types of study: quantitative; study design: cohort, longitudinal; language: Spanish and English, which were full text articles. b) Phenomenon to be reviewed was knowledge and attitudes in oral health. c) Design of the studies were prospective.

Results:

The search for data was carried out by two research authors, JEOC and RNGS, with the following words and boolean operators selected: in Spanish: "odontologia", "bioética"; in English: "odontology", "bioethic". This search strategy was used in the same way in all the databases reported. The evaluation method was based on the PICO and SPIDER methodologies in addition to meeting the inclusion criteria.

Conclusion:

There is sufficient and adequate evidence on the subject of bioethics applied to dentistry, although it is necessary to further deepen its application and knowledge.

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