Guideline on Informed Consent - Pediatric Dentistry

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF Pediatric DENTISTRYCLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES 315 PurposeThe American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recog-nizes that Informed Consent is essential in the delivery of health care. The Informed Consent process allows the patient or, in the case of minors, the parent* to participate in and retain autonomy over the health care received. Informed con- sent also may decrease the practitioner s liability from claims associated with miscommunication. This Guideline recognizes that Informed Consent is governed by the statutes and case laws of individual states; oral health care providers should review the applicable laws and regulations of their state MethodsThis revision included a systematic literature search of the PubMed electronic database using the following parameters: Terms: Informed Consent , pedi

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES 317 Recommendations Informed consent is the process of providing the patient or,

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