Patient Rights and Responsibilities

The UAB School of Dentistry provides the highest quality care possible for each of its patients. Our students, faculty, and staff are committed to patient involvement in their dental care. Likewise, there are certain responsibilities placed on all patients accepted for treatment. Violation of patient responsibilities may result in dismissal from the School of Dentistry.

• You have the right to be treated with respect and dignity.
• You have the right to be informed about your diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
• You are responsible for providing proper information about your health and dental history.
• You have the right to information in your dental record.
• You have the right to have your examination and other personal information about your health to be private and confidential to the greatest extent possible within the institution.
• You are responsible to follow your plan of dental care.
• You are responsible to keep appointments. You are responsible to cancel in a timely manner if you cannot keep your appointment. Multiple broken appointments will result in dismissal as a patient.
• You are responsible for fulfilling financial obligations for care and services.
• You have the right to voice concerns about your care and to receive a response which addresses your concerns.
• You are responsible to be considerate of the rights of others patients and clinic personnel.
• You have the right to translation for speech, hearing, or other impairment needs.
• You have the right to ask questions about treatments or procedures which are planned as a part of your care.
• You have the right to expect a quick response to reports of pain.
• You have the rights to receive a notice of health information practice about how your comprehensive personal information is use.

If you have questions or concerns about your rights and responsibilities, please contact Patient Relations at (205) 934-3077.