Informed Consent-Pafford Flashcards
1
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Effective treatment plans
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- address patient’s problems
- accomodate tx goals of patient and dentist
2
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Discussing the Treatment Plan
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- Begins w/educating about their problems and diagnoses
- pay close attention to chief complaint
- patient needs to understand why a tx Is recommended and for which condition
- emphasize the importance of:
- eliminating disease
- achieving and maintaining oral health
- Clearly outline short-term and long-term prognoses for each treatment and the overall plan
- Discuss option of no treatment
- is always an option
3
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Discussing the Tx Plan: Armamentarium
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- Extraoral and intraoral photos
- mounted casts
- radiographs
- diagnostic wax-ups
- drawings
- informational pamphlets or resources
4
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Discussing the Tx Plan: The language
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- Use terminology that patients can understand
- present information in a simple, organized manner
5
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Patient Discussions: The Patient’s role in the treatment plan
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- importance of patient cooperation and the impact on the prognosis should emphasize:
- plaque control
- stop smoking
- reducing parafunctional habits
- returning for recalls (maintenance therapy)
6
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Patient Discussions: The Nitty Gritty $$
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- Dentist clearly tells:
- cost
- number of appointments
- length of time
7
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Define: informed consent
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- patient must be given sufficient info about: condition and recommended treatment
- to allow a reasonable person to make a voluntary and informed decision
- competent adult has the right to decide what happens to his or her body
- Dentist have an affirmative duty to disclose any risk for any procedure
8
Q
What is it called when you treat a person without permission?
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Assault and battery
9
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How to gain informed consent
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- Dentist is expected to recommend:
- a tx
- risk and benefits of tx
- complications
- risk and benefits of tx
- alternate treatment options
- including no treatment
- a tx
- Give patient a chance to ask questions and receive answers they can understand
- written consent form=required
- cannot be obtained under less than ideal conditions:
- must be cognitive of person, place, and time
- cannot be:
- sedated
- unable to ask questions
- understand answers
- cannot be:
- must be cognitive of person, place, and time
- Cannot delegate to lesser qualified employee
- only dentist
10
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Written consent form
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- supplemental
- required
- does not replace the conversation b/w patient and dentist
11
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Who has the knowledge required to give true informed consent?
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Dentist ONLY
12
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What does a signed informed consent form not prove automatically?
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- valid and voluntary informed consent was obtained
12
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What does a signed informed consent form not prove automatically?
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- valid and voluntary informed consent was obtained
13
Q
What do you supplement the consent form with?
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-
Progress notes that detail:
- treatment alternatives
- questions asked and answered
- reason why a treatment was chosen
14
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Implied Consent
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- by being in the chair at the dentist with mouth open, a patient implies that they are there for treatment
- in the past a dentist would do tx as he saw fit, which patient would accept w/o argument
- Not written
