치의학교육기관의 연구윤리교육 현황*

This study was designed to investigate the state of research ethics curricula in undergraduate and postgraduate programs at dental education institutions in the Republic of Korea. Educators at 11 institutions participated in the study. Applying Delphi research methods, we evaluated the key elements of the current research ethics curricula at the participating institutions and the educators’ opinions concerning the necessity of dental research ethics. It was found that most of the participating dental schools focus on professional and/or medical ethics rather than research ethics in their educational programs. As such, there is a need for educational programs in the field of research ethics and the composition of a professional group for dental research ethics. We suggest that the main priority should be the development of an educational organization and special training programsin dental research ethics.