Why?
Understand and weigh the treatment.
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What should be explained before dental treatment?
Purpose, course, material risks and prospects should be explained understandably before treatment, including suitable alternatives where relevant. The discussion supports a considered decision. Online information or a signature alone does not replace the personal discussion.
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Understand the proposal
What is planned, why is it needed and how urgent is it? Ask about unfamiliar terms.
Clarify questions and options
Discuss risks, burdens and relevant alternatives. Clarify outstanding cost questions before deciding.
Make a decision
Consent after receiving sufficient information or ask further questions. Receive copies of information and consent documents you sign.
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Understand the proposal
What is planned, why is it needed and how urgent is it? Ask about unfamiliar terms.
Clarify questions and options
Discuss risks, burdens and relevant alternatives. Clarify outstanding cost questions before deciding.
Make a decision
Consent after receiving sufficient information or ask further questions. Receive copies of information and consent documents you sign.
Notes on the teaching images
- Symbolic illustration of an understandable explanation of planned treatment.
- Symbolic illustration of questions, risks and documents; not a legally reviewed consent template.
- Symbolic illustration of informed decision-making; not a real person’s consent.
At a glance
How?
Generally through understandable discussion.
Online enough?
No, not for individual informed consent.
Knowledge in motion
Explained in 36 seconds.
Three steps. No audio.
Each scene can also be selected manually.
Silent educational film with German on-screen text and simplified teaching images. Not a patient case or a promised treatment outcome. The full English explanation is available as text.
Often confused
Information and consent
Information supports the decision; consent is agreement to the particular measure. They are distinct.
Quick answers
Is signing a form enough?
Generally, understandable verbal explanation is also required. A form can supplement the discussion.
Can I withdraw consent?
Yes. Consent can be withdrawn at any time without giving reasons.
Does this lexicon page count as my informed-consent discussion?
No. It gives general information and cannot replace discussion of the specific treatment.
At the practice
For a personal discussion
Editorially suggested question to discuss with Dr Niusha Barahmand Pour:
What else do I need to understand before deciding?
Note questions about the procedure, risks, alternatives and costs for a personal discussion.
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- Consent
- Agreement to a particular medical measure.
- Alternative
- Another suitable option, depending on individual findings.
- Comprehensibility
- The explanation must be understandable to the person concerned.
Make the distinction
Information supports the decision; consent is agreement to the particular measure. They are distinct.
Sources and context
Editorial research: . General information, not an individual diagnosis or treatment recommendation. Teaching illustrations are simplified and do not depict a patient case.