title: Informed consent for braces.
abstract: The influence of law on the orthodontic profession has greatly increased in the last few decades. Dental law has emerged today as a full-fedged specialty dealing with a variety of areas, like professional negligence, doctor-patient contracts, consumer protection laws, ethics, general and special health legislations and practice regulatory mechanisms. This article highlights the concept of informed consent which is based on the premise that each individual has a right to make decisions concerning his health, disease and treatment. How to cite this article: Jharwal V, Trehan M, Rathore N, Rathee P, Agarwal D, Mathur N. Informed Consent for Braces. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2014;7(2):105-108.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jharwal
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Mridula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trehan
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rathore
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Government Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rathee
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Deepesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Nikunj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mathur
keywords: Consent; Ethics; Informed consent; Medicolegal perspective