title: Legal aspects of urgent dental care.
abstract: It is safe to conclude that the practitioner may be held liable if he or she fails to recognize an emergency or if he or she concludes that an emergency exists when the circumstances do not warrant such a conclusion.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ouellette
mesh_terms: D003729:Dental Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008318:Malpractice