Legal Considerations for Today's Practitioner

This program should be required viewing for every practicing dentist, whether a new graduate or older practitioner.

Attorneys answer eighteen legal questions commonly faced in any practice from the perspective of plaintiff and defendant. Issues include: problems stemming from delayed record keeping; signed vs. verbal consent; patients’ understanding of treatment; risks of providing advice over the phone; when is it too late to document your notations on a patient’s record; what constitutes abandonment; can a dentist fire a patient; the number one reason for lawsuits; is the dentist responsible for a procedure that fails. Many other issues covered in the study guide.

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