Standards for optical students
15. Be honest and trustworthy
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Act with honesty and integrity to maintain public trust and confidence in your profession.
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Avoid or manage any conflicts of interest which might affect your professional judgement. If appropriate, declare an interest, withdraw yourself from the conflict and decline gifts and hospitality.
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Ensure that incentives, targets and similar factors do not affect your professional judgement. Do not allow personal or commercial interests and gains to compromise patient care.
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Ensure that you do not make false or misleading statements when describing your individual knowledge, experience, expertise and specialties, including by the use of titles.
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Be honest in your financial and commercial dealings and give patients clear information about the costs of your professional services and products before they commit to buying.
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Do not make misleading, confusing or unlawful statements within your communications.
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