Main description:

A guide to essential legal issues for the general dental practitioner.

Gives a detailed understanding of key areas such as consent and negligence
Highlights the clinical risk areas in general dental practice and ways of managing these risks
Helps the dentist address the prime concern that treatments should be defensible and justifiable
Takes 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.