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Legal aspects of general dental practice / Len D'Cruz ; with contributions from Simon Mills, David Holmes ; foreword by Kevin Lewis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- D'Cruz, Len T.
- Series:
- Dental update series
- Dental update
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dentistry--Practice--Great Britain.
- Dentistry.
- Dental laws and legislation--Great Britain.
- Dental laws and legislation.
- General Practice, Dental--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Dentistry--Practice.
- United Kingdom.
- General Practice, Dental--standards.
- Patient Rights--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Great Britain.
- Medical Subjects:
- General Practice, Dental--legislation & jurisprudence.
- United Kingdom.
- General Practice, Dental--standards.
- Patient Rights--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Physical Description:
- 110 pages.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2006.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- 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.
- Contents:
- Legal structures and processes that impact in general dental practice. Off the record. Consent - getting to yes. confidentiality. clinical negligence. Writing reports. Appendix 1 General Dental council performance procedures. Appendix 2 Table: record audit completeness. Appendix 3 Audits of radiographic image quality. Appendix 4 Quick reference: access to health records checklist. Appendix 5 GDC guidance on principles of confidentiality. appendix 6 General Dental Council guidance on obtaining consent. appendix 7 Examination of patient - for use in report writing. Appendix 8 Declaration by expert at end of report. Appendix 9 Civil procedure Rules. Appendix 10 CPR practice directions for experts and assessors. Appendix 11 Irish law. Appendix 12 Scottish issues on consent.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Jan. 19, 2011). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: D'Cruz, Len T. Legal aspects of general dental practice.
- ISBN:
- 9780443100383
- 0443100381
- OCLC:
- 698079092
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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