The Virginia Board of Dentistry should reject the petition of adopting the ADA Code of Ethics because it would be not only be giving its authority away to a national organization, but it would lead the ADA to believe that they should be allowed to set these kinds of rules nationwide, leaving both the Virginia Board of Dentistry and the dentists who practice under that Board of Dentistry with the inability to set their own rules of ethics and conduct.  Most Virginia dentists currently operate in an ethical manner and don’t see how adopting a national code is helpful, most importantly to the patients that are served in this state.  If Virginia needs a Code of Conduct, it should be developed by Virginians, not the ADA.  I kindly ask for your consideration in the rejection of this petiton.