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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2007Can a dentist do any work on patients' teeth without telling them anything before doing that?
If you go to a dental office and ask some service, like fixing one of the tooth. Can the dentist do other unrelated with work on other teeth without asking patients' agreement? > Can the dentist do other unrelated with work on other teeth > without asking patients' agreement? Not in my office. Its just common courtesy (not to mention good professional conduct) to inform each patient what will be done at that appointment. If anything more or anything less is done, I'll tell my patient. After all, its their mouth. J Suljak DDS > Not in my office. Its just common courtesy (not to mention good > professional conduct) to inform each patient what will be done at that > appointment. If anything more or anything less is done, I'll tell my > patient. After all, its their mouth. > > J Suljak DDS I forgot to add....if anything *more* needs to be done, that is discussed *before* it is done. How else can one get informed consent to do it? It only takes a second to discuss it. J Suljak DDS Is there any law related to this matter? Because I think patients should have the right to decide whether or not to choose the treatment plan. But if they are not informed, that means they are forced to accept the treatment. > Is there any law related to this matter? Because I think patients > should have the right to decide whether or not to choose the treatment > plan. But if they are not informed, that means they are forced to > accept the treatment. Please give some details as to what happened. J Suljak DDS > Is there any law related to this matter? Because I think patients > should have the right to decide whether or not to choose the treatment > plan. But if they are not informed, that means they are forced to > accept the treatment. As Dr. John says, we need to hear more. In certain situations a patient comes in, asks for checkup, makes another appointment. I'm not a legal scholar, but there is a slippery concept of implied consent. Most of the time when someone objects, it's after they come out to the front desk and get the bill. A dentist should discuss fees before treatment, but if a patient has presented himself for treatment I've never heard of a legal requirement to discuss if the patient hasn't asked. Yes, informed consent for the procedure should always be obtained, and you legally can't ever be forced to have treatment. Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 |
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