title: The duty of the dentist to keep records--significance and relevance according to German law.
abstract: A dentist is duty-bound to keep dental records. The keeping of accurate records is in fact a legal obligation and an integral part of the medical or dental contract which can be used as evidence in court and a patient has the right to inspect and to take possession of the objective information contained in the records. Incomplete or inadequate records lead to a reversal of the burden of proof in German jurisdiction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University of Munster, Germany.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Figgener
mesh_terms: D003792:Dental Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007879:Legislation, Dental; D008318:Malpractice; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010344:Patient Advocacy