The student is creating an artifact for the e-portfolio and would like to use some radiographs and intraoral images of a client. The student asks the client for and receives permission to use the images in his project. While grading the project an instructor notices the student forgot to remove the client's name from the radiographs. Which core ethical principal did the student violate?

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Confidentiality is the duty of healthcare professionals to carefully guard a client's privacy. Leaving the name on the radiographs is a violation of the core ethical principal: confidentiality. Justice is a principal concerning fairness. Beneficence is an ethical principal to do with the well-being of clients, meaning the dental hygienist has a duty to benefit or "do good" for the client. Autonomy is the right of the client to make decisions regarding his or her healthcare.

The Student Is Creating an Artifact for the E-Portfolio and Would