A perception survey of informed consent among dentists and dental students

为了了解牙医和牙科学生对知情同意的掌握情况及其规范化程度，进行了一项认知调查进行比较。并通过对口腔卫生学校学生的调查，进行了综合观察的补充。调查对象包括924名牙医、2437名牙科学生和271名口腔卫生学校学生。约99%的牙医回答说，他们牢记知情同意的执行，而4.4%的牙科学生认为知情同意的执行力度不够。在正规化方面，17%的牙医、35.6%的牙科学生和61.6%的口腔卫生学校学生回答“较好或较规范”。至于病人病历表的公开，有4.8%的牙医、18.6%的牙科学生及18.8%的牙科卫生专业学生回答“应公开”。回答“视情况而定”的牙医和牙科卫生专业学生各占53%，而牙科专业学生则高达64%。从上述结果来看，牙医一般是从实践的角度来理解知情同意的必要性，而学生则严格是从局外人的角度来理解。

In order to know dentists and dental students grasp an informed consent and its regularization, a perception survey was performed for comparison. Furthermore, a synthetic observation was made supplementary through the survey in students of dental hygienic schools as well.The subjects included 924 dentists, 2437 dental students and 271 students in dental hygienic schools. About 99% of dentists answered that they bear the enforcement of informed consent in mind, while 4.4% of dental students consider it to be insufficient. As for its regularization, the answer of "better of regulate" was received from 17% of dentists, 35.6% of dental students and 61.6% of students in dental hygienic schools. Concerning the disclosure of patient's chart, 4.8% of dentists, 18.6% of dental students and 18.8% of dental hygienic students answered that 'it should be disclosed'. The answer of 'disclosed as the case may be' was given by about 53% each of dentists and dental hygienic students but by as high as 64% of dental students.From the results mentioned above, it seems that dentists generally grasp the necessity of informed consent from the practical standpoint but students understand it strictly from standpoint of outsider.