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>> If the parent said it was OK to treat, it was expressed consent.
>> Steve
>Exactly. If the parent made the appointment and said it was OK to treat
>(assuming
>that parent knew what was being done), then why do they need to be there? To
>make
>sure you do it right??
>Louis
I agree as well. Our office however does not treat children that were dropped
off by their parents, or come alone as in a 17 year old driving themselves in.
Ofcourse I have a huge problem with it; a 14 yo girl can get an {*filter*} with
out a parent present, but I can't clean her teeth and apply fluoride. Sheesh
(stronger word implied)
Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH
"Everbody wants to save the earth - nobody wants to help Mom to do the dishes."
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