[Legal and ethical considerations of emergencies in the dental office].
The dentist has the ethical and legal responsibility to anticipate emergency situations in correlation with the patient's medical status. He has the obligation to do all in his power to prevent emergencies from happening and to be prepared to manage any emergency that might occur. This article also discusses the importance of monitoring and documentation.
Zusman
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Division of Dental Health, Ministry of Health, Israel.
Garfunkel
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Galili
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Findler
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Malamed
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Elad
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Kaufman
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