title: Patient Injuries?
abstract: An injured patient may be the last thing dentists want to think about. However, in reality, patients can be injured during dental treatment or as the result of an incident such as a slip and fall in the office. Treatment-related injuries can run the gamut and include burns, lacerations, swallowed objects and allergic reactions, according to The Dentists Insurance Company.
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003729:Dental Care / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D064406:Patient Harm / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012308:Risk Management; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*