Ch. 22-Shared decision making for periodontal care -1/21/25

4910- perio pts.

1110-basic prophy code

Shared decision making

  • collaborative process recofnizing pts right to make decisions once fully informed of treatment options

    • help create treatment plan by including dental team and pts. informed preferences

    • Final decision rests on

      • evidence-based info

      • smth

      • what pts want

  • Involves agreemtn between clinician and pts on care plan

Evidence-based healthcare

  • systematic approach

Systematic

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Cochrane Database of systemic reviews- resource for

Characteristics of shared decision making

  • conscientious offering of care options for patients consideration

    • Helps develop partnership with patient

    • determine pts preferences for their role in decision making

    • elicit and respond to pts ideas, concerns and expectations of periodontal therapy

    • identify choices and evaluate research evidence in relation to individual pt.

    • help pt reflect on and assess impact of alternaticve decisions with regard to their balues

    • develop peridontal care plan in partnership with pt.

    • document agreed upon periodntal care

  • why pts. preference matter?

    • right thing to do

    • smth

  • Decision might be whether to

    • FUCKKKKKK

  • pts dont always know or understand options or risks and benefits

  • as pts become better informed they make better informed decisions, and feel more confident about their choices

  • Big gap between outcomes pts want and outcomes clinicians perceive pts prefer

Shared-decision making approach:

  1. jelps pts understand goals and stuff

  2. smth

  3. smth

Crossing quality chasm- defines patient centered something as something

the SHARE approach

Step 1: seek your patient’s participation

  • ask pt to participate

Step 2: Help pt. explore and compare treatment options

  • describe each option in plain language

  • communicate benefits and risks

Step 3: assess FUCK

Step 4: reach a decision with patient

  • help pt move to decision

  • confirm decision with patient

  • assist pt. to follow thru decision

  • somthing else fuck bruh

Step 5: evaluate your patient’s decision

Decision aids for periodntal patients

  • info like videos and stuff

When pts use aids

  • they learn and stuff

  • more educated

  • participate more

Guidelines related to consent for periodontal treatment

  • informed consent- we tell them prior to treatment

  • full disclosure- explain why they need treatment and other FUCKING SHIT

What constitues informed consent?

  • process of communication

  • bruh

  • voluntary and originate from pts legal right to direct what happens to their body; ethical duty of dental health care provider something else FUCK

Legal claims against providers usually consist of

  • clinician didn’t perform treatment right

  • didnt inform pt.

  • didn’t chart

Reasonable pt. standard

  • healthcare provider must disclose all information a rational something bruhhhhhhhhhhhh

elements of informed consent-

  • fiagnosis and explanation of periodontal condisiton that warrants proposed treatment

  • explanation of fucking something bruh

  • more

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  • risks and benefits

  • discussion of prognosis if no treatment is provided

  • costs associated with treatment

  • reinforcement of pts right to refuse consent

if patient refuses periodontal treatment

  • they can refuse

  • make sure they know why

getting consent

  • inform them

  • have them ask questions

  • more

  • we have to get consent or else we can be sued

  • need diagnosis in language understood

  • document things

  • discuss alternate treatments

  • encourage pts to ask questions and document this

  • consent form

legal requirements for consent

  • pt fully informed

  • pt is of legal age as determined by state law

  • documentation

  • more