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A W Curley

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PubMed2001

Dental implant jurisprudence: avoiding the legal failures.

The law measures the quality of dentistry by the "standard of care" as defined by the courts. The ultimate judges of the facts in a malpractice suit are usually juries made up mostly of lay people. Ignorance of the legal requirements for dentistry, and specifically dental implants, unnecessarily exposes today's dental health care provider to such suits. However, with a reasonable understanding of the legal issues and requirements surrounding the standard of care, a dentist may avoid becoming embroiled in a malpractice claim.

Dental Implants↗
PubMed1997

Malpractice--the dentist's perspective.

A lawyer with more than twenty years of experience defending dentists in malpractice situations reflects on the attitudes he typically sees in dentist defendants. The "professional" orientation that patients should expect nothing more than that the dentist does his or her best, is often at odds with the patient plaintiff view that they will have their feelings recognized at almost any price. The lawyer's role is often one of education. As the facts and perspectives involved are revealed through disclosure, resolutions begin to emerge. The best approach is for dentists to learn to communicate with patients--from their perspectives.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗