Yes, you can say no

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Authors

Sykes, Leanne M.
Crafford, Elmine
Fortuin, Alwyn

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South African Dental Association

Abstract

Quality dental care begins with determining the patient’s understanding of the dental treatment, their expectations, attaining all the diagnostic information and compiling a treatment plan best suited to each individual.1 Once a decision has been made to undertake treatment, the clinician may adopt a paternalistic approach or could lean towards respecting patient autonomy.

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Quality dental care, Patients, Dental treatment, Clinician

Sustainable Development Goals

Citation

Sykes, L.M., Crafford, E. & Fortuin, A. 2020, 'Yes, you can say no', South African Dental Journal, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 219-222.