Informed Consent Forms

question 14

Multiple Choice

Informed consent forms :

• A)are an alternative to face-to-face discussion between the dentist and the patient.
• B)work to reduce the amount of time required to answer all of the patient's questions and concerns.
• C)must be chosen from commercial sources; development of a personal form is prohibited.
• D)greatly increase the dentist's chance of defense against allegations from a patient that he or she was not fully informed about a procedure.

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Definitions:

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Chemotherapy

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