title: Dental malpractice: practical tips on avoiding a dental malpractice claim.
abstract: With a few simple strategies, dentists can avoid the expensive trauma of malpractice litigation. Sometimes it's just a matter of maintaining good records.
authors.affiliation: Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Rolwes
mesh_terms: D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D003729:Dental Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003792:Dental Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005250:Fees, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States