Dental Clinic

Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Patient

The patient is entitled to and can expect the following from this clinic:

1. Considerate, respectful and confidential treatment.

2. Continuity and completion of treatment.

3. Access to complete and current information about your condition.

4. Advance knowledge of the cost of treatment.

5. Explanation of recommended treatment, treatment alternatives, the option to refuse
   treatment, the risk of no treatment and expected outcomes of various treatments.

6. Treatment that meets the standard of care in the profession.

7. Compliance with OSHA, WISHA AND HIPAA guidelines.

It is the patient's responsibility:

1. To commit to and keep all dental appointments.

2. To comply with recommended diagnostic treatment such as full mouth x-ray and full mouth probing.

3. To refrain from, verbal, physical or sexual harassment.

4. To use respectful language in consideration of others.

5. To turn off cell phones and or pagers while in the clinic.