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179 ABS TRACT Objective: The patient’s informed consent is consent to the doctor in the light of knowledge of possible consequences, risks and benefits of the procedure to be performed. The information is shared with the patient on a completely honest and factual basis. In Turkey, according to article 24 of the patient rights regulation; every medical intervention in which the person/legal guardian do not have the consent, or is present in a missing or incorrect manner is against the law. In the present study, the status of reading informed consent forms of patients who applied to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit was investigated. Material and Methods: This study investigates informed consent reading rates of 134 patients/legal guardians who admitted to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit between April 2018-January 2019, for various procedures. After the patients had been informed by the physicians about the operations, informed consent forms were given to read and sign. Following the signatures, demographic data, type of the operation, reading status and reasons for not reading were noted. Results: Only 31 patients read the informed consents fully, 18 read them partially, and 85 signed them without any reading. Too long consent forms, emergence of fear and trust in doctors were the reasons for not reading. The results suggested that the patient’s initial reaction was not to read the informed consents, independently from demographic data, operation severity, educational background and working status. Conclusion: It will be in the best interest of both the doctor and the patient to perform the procedure correctly and completely. It is obligatory that institutions audit and report informed consents readings and according to results, improve institutional procedures.

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