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Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the ethical responsibility andnecessity of dental ethics education of dental hygiene students. Methods: Questionnaire was surveyed for 192 in dental hygiene students from October14th to 18th, 2010. The ethical responsibility of the subjects was measured with thedescriptive analyses and one-way ANOVA using SAS 9.2. Results: The findings were as follows 1. 82.8% of respondents received ethics instruction. 2. with regard to responsibility value of respondents, to clients and to colleagues were3.71 (0.80) and 3.63 (0.82) was higher level than 3.49 (0.74) as individuals. 3. As forresponsibility as individuals, item of personal health was the lowest value. 4. Anadvocate for the welfare of clients was the lowest value item concerning responsibility toclients. 5. As for responsibility to colleagues, constructive conflict management was thelowest item. Conclusion: This study reveals that dental hygiene students need to promote ethicalresponsibility and ethics instruction should be reinforced within dental hygienecurriculum.