title: Litigation and Legislation. Risk management strategies in orthodontics. Part 1: Clinical considerations.
authors.affiliation: Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, University of Mississippi, Jackson, Miss.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelkarim
authors.affiliation: Chair of Orthodontics, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
authors.forename: Laurance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jerrold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods; D017005:Dental Debonding / Q000379:methods; D003792:Dental Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007754:Laboratories, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010358:Patient Participation; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome