title: [Complaints by complainers?].
abstract: For Dutch physicians being sued is one of their worst nightmares in professional life. Dutch dentists as a group do not seem to bother. This article shows that the light-heartedness of the dental profession is incorrect. A Dutch dentist has the same reason for being worried about the chance of facing a (disciplinary) council, about the procedure and about (disciplinary) measures as Dutch physicians have. For dentists who actually had to face a disciplinary council, their experience was very frightening and affected their professional satisfaction. Knowledge of public health legislation and a basic knowledge of legal procedures can be useful weapons in the battle against burnout.
authors.affiliation: wgbrands@worldonline.nl
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Brands
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007879:Legislation, Dental; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000592:standards; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000592:standards*; D011639:Public Opinion