title: Review of the peer review process.
abstract: Discussions of dental law, ethics, and risk management often center around what a dentist should do to reduce the risk that an upset, litigious patient will seek out an attorney to address the problem. There is a very useful option for the dentist and patient to pursue that eliminates the adversarial stance associated with a lawsuit. The peer review resolution process has been shown to be a positive, professional way to end certain dentist-patient confrontations, and the results normally are upheld in most jurisdictions.
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Graskemper
mesh_terms: D003729:Dental Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007879:Legislation, Dental; D017008:Negotiating / Q000379:methods*; D010380:Peer Review; D012953:Societies, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States