Article 24

Professional Equality

The profession must be considered as an association of equals, in which all members have the same rights and duties.

Article 25

Advertising

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Article 26

Dentist's Associations and Societies

1. All dentists¿ associations and societies must be registered in the Portuguese Dental Association.

2. All dentists¿ associations and societies must appoint a clinical director with deontological responsibility, whose name must be reported to the Portuguese Dental Association.

3. The patient shall have easy access to the information about the dentist who has attended him/her.

4. The association or society may issue the receipts and other documents connected to any professional intervention.

5. The association or society may not refuse to identify the professional, as mentioned in paragraph 3, whether or not he or she is mentioned in the corresponding receipt.

6. Should there be any doubt about the professional¿s identity, the clinical director shall identify him/her, lest the clinical director be held ethically accountable.

Article 27

Dentists under Contract

1. Dentists may sign employment, service or equivalent contracts with other dentists.

2. Those dentists having colleagues under contract, as mentioned in the previous paragraph, shall comply with the terms defined for clinical directors.

3. Also applicable is that which has been stated in paragraphs 3 to 6 of the previous article, with the corresponding adjustments.

Article 28

Staff

1. Dentists are accountable for the dental staff who works for them.

2. Dentists shall control their staff¿s proper and fair practice.

3. ¿Staff¿ is understood to mean hygienists, dental nurses, technicians and prosthetics assistants, among others.

Article 29

Legal Agreement

1. Whenever considered necessary, the dentist can ask his or her patient to sign a legal agreement.

2. This legal agreement shall contain a brief description of the treatment, its risks and prognosis.

Article 30

Copyright

Dentists shall make known the results of any research which may help protect and improve the population¿s health and well being, without compromising their copyright.

Article 31

Marketing Services

When carrying out their professional duties in places with social security support, dentists shall not neglect their professional obligations, nor, under any circumstances, forfeit their professional independence or disregard their legal and ethical responsibilities.

Article 32

Cease-work

In case of cease-work or retirement, dentists shall report this fact to the Portuguese Dental Association, in compliance with the respective statutes.