title: Clinical guidelines in dentistry: their benefits, limitations and dentolegal implications.
abstract: This paper examines and reviews the benefits, limitations and legal implications of guidelines formulated specifically for general dental practitioners. As more guidelines are developed and become more influential in the way dentists practise and become more accountable, it is of paramount importance that that they are scientifically valid, relevant to the practitioners who use them, and are rigorously evaluated before adoption.
authors.affiliation: Nikolaus.Palmer@btinternet.com
authors.forename: Nikolaus A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom