At the Viswanathan Dental Hygiene Clinic, we are committed to providing high-quality,
compassionate, and patient-centered care. We believe every patient deserves to be
treated with dignity, respect, privacy, and the information needed to make informed
decisions about their oral health. The following outlines your rights as a patient,
along with important clinic contact and appointment information.
Patient Bill of Rights
Patients seeking dental health care at the Viswanathan Dental Hygiene Clinic have
the right to:
- Health care that is accessible and that meets professional standards, regardless of
the setting.
- Be treated with courtesy and respect.
- Information about their diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
- Informed participation in all decisions concerning their health care.
- Information about the qualifications, names and titles, of personnel responsible for
providing their health care.
- Refuse observation by those not directly involved in their care.
- Privacy during interview, examination, and treatment.
- Privacy in communicating and visiting with persons of their choice.
- Refuse treatments, medications, or participation in research and experimentation,
without punitive action being taken against them.
- Coordination and continuity of health care.
- Appropriate instruction or education from health care personnel so that they can achieve
an optimal level of wellness and understanding of their basic health care needs.
- Confidentiality of all records.
- Access to all health records pertaining to them.
- Information on the charges for services, including the right to challenge them.
- Be fully informed as to all their rights in all health care settings.
Dental Hygiene Clinic Location
MCC Viswanathan Dental Hygiene Clinic
1000 East Henrietta Road
Building 7, Room 201
Rochester, New York 14623
Call (585) 292-2045 to schedule an appointment.
