title: The dentist's responsibilities with respect to a nofault motor accident compensation scheme.
abstract: The State of Victoria, Australia operates a no-fault accident compensation scheme for the treatment and rehabilitation of those injured on the roads. The administration of the scheme by the Transport Accident Commission includes an in-house clinical panel of clinicians in many disciplines including dentistry who liaise with treating practitioners with the aim of optimizing the outcome for the injured claimants.
authors.affiliation: Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne. pjgc@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Pamela J G
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Clement
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003815:Dentists / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007346:Insurance, Accident / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000191:economics; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000191:economics; D014739:Victoria; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics