title: Doctors targeted.
abstract: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to get involved in scope-of-practice issues. South Carolina dental regulators have already felt the FTC's wrath. That worries organized medicine and state licensing boards. They fear the powerful agency may place a higher value on competition than on patient safety.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ortolon
mesh_terms: D006281:Health Occupations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States; D014485:United States Federal Trade Commission / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*