title: Utilization of an oral pathology service: a professional responsibility.
abstract: The role of oral pathologists as members of the comprehensive health care team is reviewed. The importance of utilizing an Oral Pathology Service in the everyday practice of dentistry and medicine and the inherent medicolegal considerations are discussed. Standards of care for submission of surgically removed oral tissues is an issue that warrants further delineation.
authors.affiliation: Naval Dental School, National Naval Dental Center, Bethesda, MD 20889-5077.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Brannon
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Kratochvil
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Warnock
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008885:Military Dentistry; D010339:Pathology, Oral; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States