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Law and risk management in dental practice
Introduction to the judicial system of the United States -- The regulation of dental practice -- The dentist-patient relationship: contract law -- Is it negligence, malpractice, or breach of contract? -- Statute of limitations and statute of repose: how long the patient has to sue -- Experts and the standards of care -- Vicarious liability and respondeat superior -- Does the dentist have to treat? -- Consent, informed consent, and informed refusal -- Abandonment and dismissal of a patient -- Taking the medical-dental history -- Patient records -- Trial of a suit in malpractice: res ipsa loquitur, hearsay evidence, and contributory negligence -- What to do and what not to do if you are sued -- Dentist as witness -- Reports on jury trials and disciplinary proceedings -- Risk management in dental practice -- Office audit risk assessment for the general dentist -- Insuring a dental practice.