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Medico-legal aspect of dental practice

Law influences every aspect of human activity, and dentistry in this regard is no exception. Ethical standards of the dental profession are seeing a steady decline, altruistic concepts being overridden by a market driven system. A deficient knowledge regarding the medico-legal aspects halts the effe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: BHADAURIA, UPENDRA SINGH, DASAR, PRALHAD L, SANDESH, N., MISHRA, PRASHANT, GODHA, SHAIJAL
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6082610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30093801
http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-764
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Sumario:Law influences every aspect of human activity, and dentistry in this regard is no exception. Ethical standards of the dental profession are seeing a steady decline, altruistic concepts being overridden by a market driven system. A deficient knowledge regarding the medico-legal aspects halts the effective implementation and delivery of efficient services. The review thus provides an overview of ethical standards, consents and their types, negligence,, determination of negligence, liabilities of dental practitioners and solicitors in dental practices, which comprehensively form an integral part of the medico-legal aspect of dental practice.