title: How do I deal with what I perceive to be overtreatment by another dentist when his or her patients come to me to discuss their proposed treatment plans?
authors: Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
authors: Kent
authors: K
authors: Palcanis
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D003815:Dentists / Q000941:ethics*; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000941:ethics*; D010517:Periodontics / Q000941:ethics*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000941:ethics