Consent

Question 1

A biological mother always has parental responsibility unless it has been removed from her by a court. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer 1

True.

Question 2

A child is living with their maternal grandmother, there is no fathers name on their birth certificate and grandmother tells you that the child lives with her because mum has a chaotic life. In this case the grandmother can consent to all dental treatment. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer 2

False.

Question 3

Step parents automatically gain parental responsibility when they marry a child’s biological parent. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer 3

False.

Question 4

Adoptive parents have parental responsibility following completion of the adoption process. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer 4

True.

Question 5

When parents divorce parental responsibility is given to the parent that the child lives with the majority of the time.

Answer 5

False.

Question 6

What is the Bolam principle?

Answer 6

Bolam test states that “If a doctor reaches the standard of a responsible body of medical opinion, he is not negligent”. Mr Bolam was a voluntary patient at mental health institution run by the Friern Hospital Management Committee.

Question 7

What does validity mean within treatment?

Answer 7

In date, current, for the treatment you’ve discussed..

Question 8

What is legal consent?

Answer 8

The patient has consent - capacity, properly informed (risks), what the patient wants, voluntary, not coerced and manipulated.

Question 9

Causation needs to be established in negligence!!!

Answer 9

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