title: Malpractice claims during 1988-1992: a national survey of dentists.
abstract: Between 1988 and 1992, almost a quarter of surveyed dentists reported at least one patient complaint to malpractice insurance carriers. The incidence of claims more than doubled in that time and payment size increased nearly five times between 1988 and 1991. These and other trends in professional liability are examined in this national survey of general dentists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Public Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milgrom
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fiset
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whitney
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cullen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Hara
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003815:Dentists / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States