Information and Consent in Dentistry

Consent is the essential expression of the patient’s will, and thus, must be preceded by a procedure. The need for consent is based on ethical principles, legal regulations, codes of conduct and judicial doctrine. In order to be able to give valid consent, one must have the ability to make decisions...

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Main Authors: Massimo Niola, Pierpaolo Di Lorenzo, Emanuele Capasso, Domenico Dalessandri, Adelaide Conti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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description Consent is the essential expression of the patient’s will, and thus, must be preceded by a procedure. The need for consent is based on ethical principles, legal regulations, codes of conduct and judicial doctrine. In order to be able to give valid consent, one must have the ability to make decisions. In any event if the patient is not able to do so, as in the case for minors or those with mental impairments, specific legal and medico-legal provisions must be made.
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spelling doaj.art-772a3176444b4c8b8a95bd06161a48442022-12-21T23:45:33ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2018-08-01128ZE05ZE0710.7860/JCDR/2018/35152.11952Information and Consent in DentistryMassimo Niola0Pierpaolo Di Lorenzo1Emanuele Capasso2Domenico Dalessandri3Adelaide Conti4Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "FedericoII", Naples, NA, Italy.Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "FedericoII", Naples, NA, Italy.Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "FedericoII", Naples, NA, Italy.Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, University of Brescia, Brescia, BS, Italy.Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Science, Centre of Bioethics Research, University of Brescia, BS, Italy.Consent is the essential expression of the patient’s will, and thus, must be preceded by a procedure. The need for consent is based on ethical principles, legal regulations, codes of conduct and judicial doctrine. In order to be able to give valid consent, one must have the ability to make decisions. In any event if the patient is not able to do so, as in the case for minors or those with mental impairments, specific legal and medico-legal provisions must be made.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11952/35152_CE[Ra]_F(Sh)_PF1(AB_SS)_PFA(MJ_SL)_PN(SL).pdfdental careethicsformsjurisprudencepatient rightstreatment refusal
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Information and Consent in Dentistry
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
dental care
ethics
forms
jurisprudence
patient rights
treatment refusal
title Information and Consent in Dentistry
title_full Information and Consent in Dentistry
title_fullStr Information and Consent in Dentistry
title_full_unstemmed Information and Consent in Dentistry
title_short Information and Consent in Dentistry
title_sort information and consent in dentistry
topic dental care
ethics
forms
jurisprudence
patient rights
treatment refusal
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