A dental hygienist is held to the standard of care for a

The doctrine of informed consent has been codified through which of the following?

The concept that every citizen has the basic right to be free from invasions of his or her body without permission was first extended to health in which of the following legal opinions?

Discontinuation of the provider-patient relationship requires appropriate notification to avoid

When sealing an autoclave pouch (bag), which of the following would be true?

In order to successfully establish a cause of action for failure to obtain informed consent, a patient must generally establish failures of regarding the dental hygienist’s duty. Place these in sequential order:(1) the duty was breached (2) the breach of duty was the cause of the injury sustained by the patient (3) the health care provider had a duty to disclose sufficient information about the proposed treatment to obtain the patient’s informed consent.

Each of the following is a responsibility of the patient when receiving oral health care EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

When a patient agrees to cooperate in oral health care and arrange for appropriate payment in exchange for the delivery of services, the courts view the relationship in terms which type of contract?

Which of the following concepts is based on the premise that every citizen has the right to be free from invasion of his or her body without permission?

Informed consent must be written to be valid. Informed consent that is not written may be difficult to prove.