Access to special care dentistry, part 3. Consent and capacity

British Dental Journal

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-81

  Dougall, A ^a   Fiske, J ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; DISABLED PERSON; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT RIGHT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DISABLED PERSONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEARNING DISORDERS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT RIGHTS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STATE DENTISTRY; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 48749086248     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.612     Document Type: Review

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