Question 56 · LDEK · Consent and treatment without consent
A dental practitioner may carry out treatment of surface caries in an adult patient who is completely incapacitated after obtaining:
- A. consent of the patient, whose understanding of the situation is sufficient, and consent of his/her actual custodian.
- B. consent of the patient, even without consent of his/her statutory proxy.
- C. consent of the actual custodian of the patient.
- D. consent of his/her statutory proxy, with no objection of the patient, whose understanding of the situation is sufficient.
- E. consent of a person who is close to the patient.
Hint
For a fully incapacitated adult, identify who consents to treatment and what effect the patient's own objection has.
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