Patient Bill of Rights

Patient Bill of Rights

Patients accepted for comprehensive dental care at the UCLA School of Dentistry have a right to:

1. Be treated with courtesy, respect, and confidentiality

2. Be treated without discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or handicap

3. Be given complete and current information about their dental condition and treatment

4. Know about treatment recommendations and the estimated cost of treatment

5. Be informed about treatment alternatives, the advantages and disadvantages of each, as well as the risks of no treatment

6. Expect treatment that meets the standard of care in dentistry, including the use of appropriate infection controls

7. Know the education and training of and what professional laws and ethics apply to members of the dental team

8. Know what policies apply to their acceptance as a patient and to their continuance in care

9. Continuous and comprehensive care and emergency treatment

School Mission

The mission of the UCLA School of Dentistry is to improve the oral and general health of the people of California, the nation, and the world through education, research, patient care, and public service.

Core Values

Fundamental principles that guide all our actions… our cultural cornerstones:

• Innovation: As a school at one of the world’s great research universities, we believe that the elements of discovery, creativity, and innovation define our actions in education, patient care, research, and service.
• Professionalism and Humanistic Culture: We seek to provide an environment of compassion, inclusiveness, open-mindedness, tolerance, and mutual respect.
• Uncompromising Excellence: We make it a habit to continuously challenge ourselves to excel in all that we do.
• Altruism: We seek to improve the oral health of those who do not have access or do not have the means to afford care.