As a person receiving health care, you have certain rights. Federal laws protect some of those rights, such as the right to view your medical records and keep them private. Many states also have laws protecting your rights. As a patient, you should expect quality care from your providers and know who is caring for you.
Modern dentistry aims to serve individual patients and the public. In doing so, it’s important to recognize fundamental human rights and patients’ rights as one of the core values of the dental profession. Our practice upholds these standards of quality and ethical service as a vital component to the care that we provide.
Your rights as a patient:
You also can expect help when you leave the oral surgery practice. This includes knowing what self-care or follow-up care you may need, as well as help understanding your bill or insurance.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed by Congress in 1996 and provides you with the ability to continue and transfer health insurance coverage when you change or lose your job. It reduces health care fraud and abuse, mandates industry-wide standards for information on electronic billing and other processes, and requires that your health information be protected and confidential.
The HIPAA Privacy regulations require providers and their business associates to develop and follow procedures that ensure the confidentiality and security of protected health information when it is transferred, received, handled, or shared. This applies to paper, oral, and electronic information.
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Lidocaine is administered directly to the surgical area to make the area numb. It can also be combined with other anesthesia options for more complex surgeries.
Commonly referred to as laughing gas, nitrous oxide is inhaled through a mask. This can be used in combination with other forms of anesthesia and helps the patient ease into a relaxed but conscious state.
Intravenous (IV) sedation is great for patients experiencing surgical anxiety and renders the patient unconscious for the duration of the procedure.