title: Patient arbitration agreements: are they worth the paper they're written on?
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present to the dentist the effectiveness of arbitration as an alternative to the court system and as a partial solution to the dental malpractice crisis. Emphasis will be placed on the advantages and disadvantages in utilizing dental service arbitration agreements in one's practice.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kruer
mesh_terms: D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*