Practice abstract
British Dental Journal 189, 195 - 198 (2000)
Published online: 26 August 2000 | doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4800720
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The treatment of adult patients with a mental disability. Part 3: The use of restraint
- Active resistance will usually require some form of restraint to enable safe and effective care.
- The use of restraint is a clinical decision.
- The use of restraint in such circumstances would be lawful provided that it was reasonable restraint.
- In the determination of 'reasonableness' reference would be made in the first instance, to accepted practice.
Abstract
Over recent years practitioners are increasingly being asked to attend to, or to provide treatment for, adult patients with some degree of mental illness, either in their homes or in the dental surgery. This final paper in the series deals with the lawful delivery of care or treatment in the face of resistance, through the use of restraint.
- Clinical Teacher and Lecturer for Ethics & Law, Turner Dental School, University of Manchester Dental Hospital, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester M15 6FH
- Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Turner Dental School, University of Manchester Dental Hospital, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester M15 6FH
