Special care: Consent

Question 1

What are the three main groups in special care?

Answer 1

Disability due to oral function.
Indirect repercussions on oral health.
Disabled by social, environmental or cultural context which reflects their oral health.

Question 2

What is involved in the primary care team?

Answer 2

Dental nurse
Dentist
Receptionist
Dental therapist
Oral health educator
GP
Patient
Family
Carer
School staff

Question 3

What are the stages to informed consent?

Answer 3

Introduction
Establishing what is already understood.
Explain the nature of the clinical condition.
Outline treatment options.
Explain risks.
Invite questions.
Confirm preferred treatment option.
Give and obtain confirmed consent.

Question 4

What are the statutory principles of the Mental Capacity Act?

Answer 4

Presumption of capacity.
Provision of support to make decisions.
The right to make unwise decisions.
The requirment to act in the individual’s best interest.
Requisite to consider the least restrictive interventions

Question 5

When is a person considered to lack capacity?

Answer 5

If they cannot: -
- Understand information relevant to the decision being made.
Retain that information in their mind.
Use or weigh up that information.
Communicate their decision.