Lack of assent to dental examination in children with intellectual disabilities: Dentists' practices in Europe and ethical issues.
Ariane CamoinIsabelle BlanchetLionel DanyPierr Le CozBérengère Saliba-SerreCorinne TardieuPublished in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2024)
There was an ambivalence among the practitioners who carried out a dental consultation when children were uncooperative. They adopted a teleological point of view. It calls for us to reflect on the ethical principles of autonomy and beneficence.