{"id":51307,"date":"2022-02-22T20:07:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T01:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/?page_id=51307"},"modified":"2026-07-01T09:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:20:11","slug":"academic-conduct-code","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/about\/policies\/academic-conduct-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Conduct Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University\u2019s Academic Conduct Code is designed to assist in the development of a supportive and productive learning environment. It is both a description of the University\u2019s ethical expectations of students as well as a guarantee of students\u2019 rights and responsibilities as members of a learning community. The Code provides clarity related to policy and procedure regarding academic conduct.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the University\u2019s Academic Conduct Code, the dental profession follows high ethical standards, which are embodied in the American Dental Association Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct (ADA Code). The ADA Code is, in effect, a written expression of the obligations arising from the implied contract between dental professionals and their patients, as well as the larger society, and should be adopted and practiced throughout the dental school educational process and subsequent professional career.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"\/dental\/files\/2026\/07\/GSDM-Academic-Conduct-Code.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GSDM Academic Conduct Code.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/policies\/academic-conduct-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston University Academic Conduct Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.org\/about\/principles\/code-of-ethics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Dental Association Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Designated Academic Integrity Representative (DAIR)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lori Davis<br \/>\n<span>Director of Strategic Initiatives<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:617-358-5197\">617-358-5197<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lbfisher@bu.edu\">lbfisher@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Related Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/dental\/files\/2026\/07\/Process-for-First-Offense-flow-sheet_2026.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Process for First Offense (flow sheet)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/dental\/files\/2026\/07\/Process-for-Second-Offense-flow-sheet_2026.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Process for Second Offense (flow sheet)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/dental\/files\/2026\/07\/Report-of-Alleged-Academic-Misconduct-Form-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instructor Academic Misconduct Report Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/dental\/files\/2026\/07\/GSDM-ACC_Agreement-for-Resolution-Form-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student-Faculty Agreement for Resolution Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University\u2019s Academic Conduct Code is designed to assist in the development of a supportive and productive learning environment. It is both a description of the University\u2019s ethical expectations of students as well as a guarantee of students\u2019 rights and responsibilities as members of a learning community. The Code provides clarity related to policy and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15402,"featured_media":0,"parent":3074,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51307"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65154,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51307\/revisions\/65154"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}