Journal - Canadian Dental Association = Journal de l'Association dentaire canadienne
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This study was undertaken to determine what smoking cessation services dental professionals in Ontario's Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit (WDGHU) provide before disseminating a smoking cessation information package. ⋯ This survey indicates that most dental professionals in the WDGHU do not provide proven smoking cessation services. An opportunity exists to increase the proportion of dental professionals providing proven smoking cessation interventions as part of routine patient services.
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Dentistry began to incorporate informed consent and risk management into its practice after 1950. Today, an obligation to ensure that the patient has accepted a given treatment and understands all its implications are part of a dentist"s prime responsibilities. The purpose of this article is to inform dentists who are asking for consent that they can use a tool to make this task easier--the personalized consent form.