title: Providing dental care to patients with developmental disabilities: medical/legal issues.
abstract: Dentists providing treatment to individuals with developmental disabilities are often faced with unique medical/legal issues. Obtaining informed consent when a patient does not have capacity can be an involved process. Issues regarding therapeutic aids used for immobilization during treatment may further complicate the situation.
authors.affiliation: Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, Rose F. Kennedy Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romer
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Filanova
mesh_terms: D032763:Behavior Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002648:Child; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009518:New York; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence