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Patients Accompanied by Non-Patients and/or Minors While in Dental Operatories or Surgical Areas

Subject: Class III – Clinical – H. Patient Administration

Department: Oral Surgery

Effective Date: 9/13/13

Reviewed and/or Revised: 09/01/2017 

Purpose: Accompanied and/or Unaccompanied Children in Clinical Areas

Policy and/or Procedure:

For privacy and safety reasons, only the patient scheduled for dental treatment is permitted in the dental operatory during the delivery of care. However, if extenuating circumstances warrant, a clinical faculty member may determine that an individual other than the scheduled patient may also be present in the dental operatory during treatment. Relatives, friends, and children accompanying scheduled patients should wait in the reception area. Children under the age of 12 cannot wait in the reception area unsupervised. UMB School of Dentistry faculty, staff, residents or students will not be responsible for the welfare or supervision of unaccompanied children in the reception area.