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Legal aspects of general dental practice /

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It offers a practical guide to the fundamental legal principles and concepts that need to be understood by all dentists. Gives a detailed understanding of key areas such as consent and negligenceHighligh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D'Cruz, Len T.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Mills, Simon (Barrister), Holmes, David (Solicitor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2006.
Series:Dental update series.
Subjects:
Dentistry > Practice > Great Britain.
Dental laws and legislation > Great Britain.
General Practice, Dental > legislation & jurisprudence
General Practice, Dental > standards
Patient Rights > legislation & jurisprudence
United Kingdom
Dentisterie > Pratique > Grande-Bretagne.
Dentisterie > Droit > Grande-Bretagne.
Dental laws and legislation
Dentistry > Practice
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It offers a practical guide to the fundamental legal principles and concepts that need to be understood by all dentists. Gives a detailed understanding of key areas such as consent and negligenceHighlights the clinical risk areas in general dental practice and ways of managing these risksHelps the dentist address the prime concern that treatments should be defensible and justifiableTakes account of variations in law within British Isles and Ireland - eg Scottish law.
Physical Description:1 online resource (110 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780443100383
0443100381