Sykes, Leanne M.Crafford, ElmineFortuin, Alwyn2021-10-292021-10-292020-05Sykes, L.M., Crafford, E. & Fortuin, A. 2020, 'Yes, you can say no', South African Dental Journal, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 219-222.1029-4864 (print)2519-0105 (online)10.17159/2519-0105/2020/v75no4a10http://hdl.handle.net/2263/82310Quality dental care begins with determining the patient’s understanding of the dental treatment, their expectations, attaining all the diagnostic information and compiling a treatment plan best suited to each individual.1 Once a decision has been made to undertake treatment, the clinician may adopt a paternalistic approach or could lean towards respecting patient autonomy.en© 2020 E-Doc cc. The SADJ is licensed under Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-NC-4.0.Quality dental carePatientsDental treatmentClinicianYes, you can say noArticle