Open AccessKnowledge and awareness of informed consent among orthodontists and patients: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Anitha Alagesan,
Vina Vaswani,
Ravi Vaswani,
Uma Kulkarni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.166822
Subject(s) - informed consent , medicine , family medicine , categorical variable , alternative medicine , pathology , machine learning , computer science
Despite fixed professional opinion of what might constitute optimal treatment, patients must be informed of the various treatment options available in orthodontics to manage their clinical problem. The purpose of this study was to compare and evaluate the knowledge and awareness among practicing orthodontists and patients with regard to informed consent in clinical practice and research.