In order to successfully establish a cause of action for fai…
In order to successfully establish a cause of action for failure to obtain informed consent, a patient must generally establish failures of regarding the dental hygienist’s duty. Place these in sequential order:(1) the duty was breached (2) the breach of duty was the cause of the injury sustained by the patient (3) the health care provider had a duty to disclose sufficient information about the proposed treatment to obtain the patient’s informed consent.