Professional responsibility in dentistry : a practical guide to law and ethics

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Graskemper, Joseph P.

Publication Information:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

Physical Description:

xi, 205 p. : forms ; 25 cm.

ISBN:

9780470959770

Subject Term:

Dental laws and legislation -- United States

Dental ethics -- United States

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Professional Responsibility in Dentistry: A Practical Guide to Law and Ethics integrates dental law, risk management, professionalism, and ethics, as all are interrelated in everyday practice. Beyond theory, the fact-based approach of this book shows examples of various situations the dentist may face. Dr. Graskemper addresses a range of topics, from legal concepts and regulation of dentistry to professionalism and ethics. He points out specific issues in the practice of dentistry, particularly those that confront new dentists and dentists with new practices. True Cases throughout the book walk readers through real-world examples of complex situations and discuss the proper way to handle them with attention to the legal, ethical, and practice management ramifications. These include patient charting, professional criticisms, child neglect, associateships, patient refunds, and more.

Author Notes

Joseph P. Graskemper, DDS, JD, is a practicing dentist who also holds a law degree. His practice experience includes being the sole owner of a multi-specialty practice for twenty years in San Diego, California, an expert witness for more than twenty years, a published author of journal and magazine articles in the U.S. and internationally, and a speaker at dental conferences across the U.S. Dr. Graskemper is the past director of professional responsibility and the past editor of the Post Graduate Literature Review Journal at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, where he is an associate clinical professor.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Part I Legal Concepts	p. 3
Chapter 1 The Lawsuit	p. 5
True Case 1: Miscarriage due to endodontics	p. 5
True Case 2: Changing the chart	p. 6
True Case 3: Saving the case for trial	p. 7
Reference	p. 8
Chapter 2 The Regulation of Dentistry	p. 9
True Case 4: Dental state board case of fractured porcelain	p. 10
Federal oversight	p. 11
True Case 5: OSHA	p. 13
Licensure	p. 15
Continuing education	p. 16
Permits	p. 17
Professional misconduct and unprofessional conduct	p. 18
True Case 6: Forfeit of license	p. 19
True Case 7: Lost his license	p. 19
Auxiliary personnel	p. 20
True Case 8: Assistant extracted tooth	p. 20
Advertising	p. 22
True Case 9: Dental society denial	p. 23
References	p. 23
Chapter 3 Definitions and Legal Concepts	p. 25
True Case 10: Amalgam tattoo = melanoma	p. 26
True Case 11: Divorce due to parasthesia	p. 27
True Case 12 (True Case 1 Revisited): Lawsuit due to dentist's criticism	p. 27
References	p. 31
Part II The Practice of Dentistry	p. 33
Chapter 4 The Doctor-Patient Relationship	p. 35
True Case 13: Food for fillings	p. 36
True Case 14: No pay, no crown	p. 39
References	p. 39
Chapter 5 May You Refuse To Treat?	p. 41
References	p. 42
Chapter 6 The Medical-Dental History	p. 43
True Case 15: Only Boniva	p. 44
True Case 16: Only heart surgery	p. 45
Reference	p. 46
Chapter 7 Child Abuse	p. 47
True Case 17: Child neglect	p. 49
References	p. 49
Chapter 8 Informed Consent	p. 51
True Case 18: Implants include the teeth	p. 52
True Case 19: Signed consent? Forgery	p. 55
True Case 20: Two for one	p. 56
True Case 21: Teenage pregnancy	p. 57
True Case 22: Lawyer threatens: write off patient's balance or be sued	p. 58
References	p. 59
Chapter 9 Records	p. 61
References	p. 67
Chapter 10 Statute of Limitations	p. 69
Reference	p. 71
Chapter 11 Abandonment	p. 73
True Case 23: Patient outsmarts dentist	p. 76
References	p. 76
Chapter 12 Standard of Care	p. 77
Challenges	p. 85
References	p. 86
Chapter 13 Peer Review	p. 87
True Case 24: Peer review	p. 88
References	p. 88
Chapter 14 Risk Management	p. 89
True Case 25: Too many "near misses"	p. 91
The dos and don'ts of risk management	p. 91
If you are sued	p. 96
True Case 26 (True Case 6 revisited): Dentist leaves state	p. 96
True Case 27 (True Case 2 revisited): Changing the chart	p. 97
Practice enhancement through risk management	p. 98
True Case 28: Who knows what is going on?	p. 99
References	p. 104
Chapter 15 Employees and Associates	p. 105
True Case 29: Extra-long vacation	p. 107
Reference	p. 107
Part III Professionalism and Ethics	p. 109
Chapter 16 Professionalism	p. 111
References	p. 116
Chapter 17 Ethics	p. 117
True Case 30: Patient doesn't want referral	p. 118
True Case 31: I don't want my teeth	p. 119
True Case 32: Fractured porcelain	p. 121
True Case 33: No pay, no treatment	p. 123
References	p. 125
Chapter 18 Professional Ethical Situations Based on True Cases	p. 127
Part IV New Dentist Issues	p. 131
Chapter 19 Associateships	p. 133
True Case 34: Dentist reopened next door	p. 135
True Case 35: Dentist takes all patient records to new office	p. 135
True Case 36: Buy what you built?	p. 137
True Case 37: Earn your pay	p. 138
References	p. 139
Chapter 20 Starting or Buying a Practice	p. 141
True Case 38: Do you see me now?	p. 141
True Case 39: You can run but you can't hide	p. 142
True Case 40: Poof! You're moving	p. 143
True Case 41: Bankrupt	p. 145
References	p. 149
Chapter 21 Marketing for a Successful Practice	p. 151
True Case 42: Keeping it in the family	p. 157
True Case 43: Keep the patients coming	p. 158
True Case 44: Insurance company approves treatment but then doesn't pay	p. 161
References	p. 163
Chapter 22 Co-diagnosing, or Gaining the Patient's Trust	p. 165
True Case 45: Denture time	p. 167
Reference	p. 170
Chapter 23 Employee Management	p. 171
Reference	p. 177
Chapter 24 Multispecialty Practice	p. 179
Chapter 25 Forms	p. 185
General release for dental treatment	p. 185
Consent for pulpal debridement and endodontic treatment	p. 186
Consent for oral surgery	p. 187
Consent for periodontal surgery	p. 188
General consent for surgical and invasive procedures	p. 189
Refusal of treatment / referral	p. 190
Termination letter	p. 191
What you should know about financing your dental treatment	p. 192
Authorization for release of dental records	p. 193
Index	p. 195

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