title: [The law concerning medical treatment agreement. Opinions of dentists].
abstract: The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the view of Dutch dentists on certain elements of consent to dental treatment. A total of 120, randomly selected general practitioners, drawn from the Dutch Dental Association registers and from four different regions, were invited to participate; 34 took part in group discussions. The form of these discussions was semi-structured. Questions were based on a literature survey and two interviews with experts. The outcome of the discussions indicate that most general practitioners are ill-informed about informed consent and, furthermore, that their understanding of the process is rather poor.
authors.affiliation: Vakgroep Sociale Tandheelkunde en Voorlichtingskunde, Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eijkman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goedhart
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003729:Dental Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019359:Knowledge; D009426:Netherlands; D010865:Pilot Projects