Article 6

Independence

1. The dentist's wide variety of rights and duties calls for absolute independence from any pressure exerted by either personal interests or external influences.

2. In professional practice, dentists have technical and ethical independence; therefore, they shall assume full responsibility for their actions.

3. Dentists shall not acquiesce to technical or ethical guidance of those alien to the field of oral health.

4. Under no circumstances shall dentists be forced to perform professional interventions against their professional will or principles.

5. The clauses above do not gainsay the existence of institutional technical hierarchies which are legally or contractually established.

Article 7

Commerce and Intermediaries
(For Revision)