Question 87 · LDEK · Consent and treatment without consent
The dentist is allowed to perform a surgery which poses an increased risk to a minor over 16 if they obtained:
- A. patient’s oral consent and his legal representative’s written consent.
- B. patient and his legal representative’s written consent.
- C. consent from both patient’s legal representative and Family Court.
- D. only written consent from the minor who is able to consciously express it.
- E. only written consent from the patient’s legal representative.
Hint
Combine two rules: increased-risk procedures need written consent, and patients over 16 consent jointly with their representative.
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