title: Regulatory issues in dentistry: how dentists can participate.
abstract: The FDA's twofold purpose of surveillance and facilitation is defined. For a successful dental program, the FDA welcomes practitioner input in reporting problems in use or performance of dental devices.
authors.affiliation: Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Md 20850.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000592:standards; D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000592:standards*; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000379:methods*; D012106:Research; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam