title: [Patient care and ethics. VI. Expensive treatments and the very old patient].
abstract: On the basis of a case report in which a 92-year-old patient requests treatment with dental implants, the question is raised whether there is a moral justification to deny the wishes of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Faculteit der Wijsbegeerte van de Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strijbos
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eijkman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: den Dekker
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016321:Dental Care for Aged / Q000592:standards*; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000191:economics*; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D016079:Refusal to Treat
vernacular_title: Patiëntenzorg en ethiek. VI. Kostbare voorzieningen en de hoogbejaarde patiënt.