Legal issues of perinatal oral health.
Every dental health care provider will inevitably be faced with perinatal oral health issues involving patients or staff members. The legal issues involving perinatal dental care are reviewed including the laws of malpractice claims by patients, employment claims involving staff, and Dental Board of California investigations involving patient care, and the administration of the business of dentistry. Recommendations are made for record keeping.
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, USA.
Arthur W
AW
Curley
D002140:California; D003729:Dental Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004282:Documentation; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence