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  • Title: Treatment decision-making: student choices of autonomy versus paternalism.
    Author: Odom JG, Messina MJ.
    Journal: J Law Ethics Dent; 1991; 4():12-5. PubMed ID: 1816350.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to evaluate dental students' use of the Hippocratic Principle versus a patient-autonomy approach to ethical decision-making. A questionnaire composed of three independent case situations was distributed to 113 junior dental students. The survey instrument allowed subjects to prioritize their choices of action from a series of alternative responses and to identify factors that influence their choice of action. A majority of responses appear to reflect a decision-making process based on patient-autonomy principles. Patient rights are important for this population, and their choice of action and the factors influencing these choices consistently emphasized autonomy.
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