Question 112 · LDEK · Consent and treatment without consent
A dentist diagnosed a 15-year-old male patient with grade 2 pulpitis. To avoid tooth extraction, he explained the necessity for root canal treatment. Indicate the conditions that have to be met prior to starting treatment:
- A. consents of both parents without the need for the patient’s consent.
- B. the patient’s consent without the need for parents’ consents.
- C. consents of the patient and of one of the parents.
- D. consent of the grandfather who accompanied the patient to the office without the need for the patient’s or the parents’ consents.
- E. informing the patient about the treatment - dental treatment does not require additional consents.
Hint
Recall the age at which a minor's own consent becomes legally required alongside the statutory representative's.
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