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SDC Ethical Code & Ethical Guidelines

Access comprehensive ethical standards for dental practice. Learn about professional conduct requirements, patient care guidelines, and ethical principles for Singapore dentists.

Last updated 7 April 2025

The Singapore Dental Council had compiled a set of ethical code and guidelines which dentists should aspire to fulfill while carrying out their duties to their patients, to the public, to the profession, and their colleagues.

The Ethical Code is a distillate of precepts and traditions of good dental practice. It represents the fundamental tenets of conduct and behaviour expected of dentists practising in Singapore. The Ethical Guidelines elaborate on the application of the Code and are meant to be a guide to practitioners on the minimum standards required of all practitioners in the discharge of their professional duties and responsibilities.

For more details, please refer to the SDC Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines 2018 - Updated 15 April 2019 [PDF, 712 KB] (in accordance to PHMC Guidelines)