Patient Bill of Rights

Patient Bill of Rights

The faculty and students at the University of Southern Indiana Dental Hygiene Program are here to provide you with comprehensive dental hygiene care.

As a patient in our clinic, you have the right to expect:

• To be treated with respect and consideration without discrimination due to race, age, sex, religion, income, or disability.
• Confidentiality of all information related to your care.
• A thorough assessment of your needs.
• To receive complete and current information about your oral health condition and treatment.
• To be treated as a partner in care, participating in goal setting and planning of treatment including the opportunity to discuss treatment, treatment alternatives, and expected outcomes of treatment with the supervising dental hygiene faculty and the dental hygiene student.
• To be informed of all aspects of your care and sign an informed consent.
• To receive treatment that meets the standard of care in the dental hygiene profession which includes dental hygiene care based on your individual needs.
• To be taught how to achieve and maintain your oral health.
• Reasonable continuity of care and completion of treatment.
• Appropriate and timely referrals for other needed services.
• The University of Southern Indiana Dental Hygiene Program to comply with the infection control guidelines mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Disorderly Conduct

Clinic faculty reserves the right to ask any persons to retire to the reception area if their presence is disrupting the clinical setting and educational experience of the students. If the person(s) in question do not respond appropriately to such request, faculty should call 7777 for intervention deemed necessary from the University of Southern Indiana Safety and Security Department. Patients deemed disruptive to the learning environment may be prohibited from completing treatment in the USI Dental Clinic and dismissed from future care.