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Professional Responsibility in Dentistry

A Practical Guide to Law and Ethics
2. Aufl.

von: Joseph P. Graskemper
53,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	31.01.2023
ISBN/EAN:	9781119830085
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	208

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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN DENTISTRY Concise guide to practical information on dental law, ethics, and practice management, all tailored to any dental practice Professional Responsibility in Dentistry, Second Edition is a clinically oriented guide to legal and ethical requirements in a dental practice. This thoroughly revised new edition takes a practical approach, providing examples and case studies of situations that dentists may face, with discussions of dental law, risk management, professionalism, and ethics as they relate to each situation. Divided into four sections to allow for comprehensive and accessible coverage of the subject, the Second Edition adds new chapters on taking practices to the next level and how to read a profit and loss statement, as well as offering updates and new information throughout. Professional Responsibility in Dentistry provides key information on: <ul><li> Lawsuits, including the effects of losing one, the regulation of dentistry, and definitions of important legal concepts in the field </li> <li> The doctor-patient relationship, refusing to treat, medical-dental history, child and elder abuse, informed consent, and record keeping </li> <li> Statute of limitations, abandonment, standard of care, peer review, risk management, and managing employees and associates </li> <li> Starting or buying a practice, marketing for a successful practice, multispecialty practices, and taking your practice from ‘better’ to ‘best’ </li></ul> Bringing legal and ethical issues to life with real-world clinical cases, Professional Responsibility in Dentistry, Second Edition is an essential resource for dental students, new dentists, and any practicing dentist.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii About the Author xiv Part I Legal Concepts 1 1 The Lawsuit 3 True Case 1: Miscarriage due to endodontics 3 The Complaint 3 True Case 2: Changing the chart 4 True Case 3: Saving the case for trial 5 Examination before Trial 5 The Results 6 References 7 2 The Regulation of Dentistry 8 True Case 4: Dental state board case of fractured porcelain 9 Federal Oversight 10 OSHA 10 True Case 5: OSHA 12 FDA/DEA/EPA 12 NPDB 13 HIPAA 13 True Case 6: Ransomware 15 TCPA 16 True Case 7: Unsolicited texts 16 Licensure 17 Continuing Education 17 I-Stop (Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing) 18 Permits 18 Professional Misconduct and Unprofessional Conduct 19 True Case 8: Forfeit of license 20 True Case 9: Lost his license 20 Auxiliary Personnel 20 True Case 10: Assistant extracted tooth 21 Advertising 22 True Case 11: Dental society denial 23 Federal False Claims Act 23 True Case 12: Fraudulent billing 24 References 25 3 Definitions and Legal Concepts 27 Negligence 27 True Case 13: Amalgam tattoo – melanoma 28 True Case 14: Divorce due to paresthesia 29 True Case 15 (True Case 1 Revisited): Lawsuit due to dentist’s criticism 29 Definitions 29 True Case 16: Tennessee case Tolliver v. Gamble 32 References 32 Part II The Practice of Dentistry 33 4 The Doctor–Patient Relationship 35 Basis for Relationship 35 True Case 17: Food for fillings 35 Fiduciary Duty 36 Types of Realtionships 36 When Does It Begin 37 Duties of Doctor and Patient 37 Patient Relationships 38 When Does It End 39 True Case 18: No pay, no crown 39 References 39 5 May You Refuse to Treat? 40 Pandemics (COVID-19) 41 True Case 19: Patient demand 41 References 41 6 The Medical–Dental History 42 True Case 20: Only Boniva 42 Other Needed Information 43 True Case 21: Only heart surgery 44 Barriers 44 Reference 44 7 Patient Abuse 45 Definitions 45 Reporting Child Abuse 46 True Case 22: Child neglect 47 Elder Abuse 47 Signs of Abuse 48 Failure to Report Patient Abuse 48 Domestic Partner Abuse 49 References 49 8 Informed Consent 50 What Needs to Be Done 50 True Case 23: Implants include the teeth 51 Information Needed 51 Consent 52 True Case 24: Signed consent? Forgery 53 Competency 53 True Case 25: Two for one 54 Exceptions 55 True Case 26: Teenage pregnancy 55 Types of Consent 55 True Case 27: Lawyer threatens: write off patient’s balance or be sued 56 References 57 9 Records 58 True Case 28: $300,000 Night Guard 58 Record Entries 59 Electronic Records 60 True Case 29: Corporate greed 61 Release of Records 62 Texting 63 Teledentistry 64 HIPAA 64 Retention of Records 65 References 65 10 Statute of Limitations 67 When to Tell the Patient 67 Exceptions 68 True Case 30: Never fitting denture 68 Reference 69 11 Abandonment 70 Types of Abandonment 70 Avoiding Abandonment 71 True Case 31: No Money – No Teeth 71 Proper Termination 72 Release of All Claims/Anti-defamation Clauses 73 True Case 32: Patient outsmarts dentist 73 References 73 12 Standard of Care 75 How It Began 75 Challenges 81 References 81 13 Peer Review 83 True Case 33: Peer review 84 References 84 14 Risk Management 85 True Case 34: Too many “near misses” 86 The Dos and Don’ts of Risk Management 87 Collections 90 If You Are Sued 91 True Case 35: (True Case 6 revisited): Dentist leaves state 91 True Case 36: (True Case 2 revisited): Changing the chart 92 Practice Enhancement Through Risk Management 93 True Case 37: Who knows what is going on? 94 The Examination 94 References 97 15 Employees and Associates 98 Hiring and Firing 99 True Case 38: Extra-long vacation 99 Unemployment 100 True Case 39: Just eight hours count 100 Staff Snafus/Problems 101 True Case 40: Embezzlement 101 Harassment 102 True Case 41: Looks too good 102 References 102 Part III Professionalism and Ethics 103 16 Professionalism 105 Professional Obligations 105 Learning Professionalism 107 Professionalism Boundaries 108 Leadership 109 References 110 17 Ethics 112 Code of Ethics 113 True Case 42: Patient doesn’t want referral 114 True Case 43: I don’t want my teeth 114 True Case 44: Fractured porcelain 117 Teaching Dental Ethics 117 True Case 45: No pay, no treatment 118 Ethical Challenges 118 Decision Making 119 References 119 18 Professional Ethical Situations Based on True Cases 121 Part IV New Dentist Issues 125 19 Associateships 127 Noncompete/Restrictive Convenants 128 True Case 46: Dentist reopened next door 129 True Case 47: Dentist takes all patient records to new office 129 Trade Secrets 129 Compensation 130 True Case 48: Buy what you built? 131 True Case 49: Earn your pay 131 Dental Service Organization (DSO) 132 References 133 20 Starting or Buying a Practice 134 True Case 50: Do you see me now? 134 Location 134 True Case 51: You can run but you can’t hide 135 Transfer/Setup Considerations 135 True Case 52: Poof! You’re moving 137 Show Me the Money 137 True Case 53: Bankrupt 138 Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss 139 Insurance Needed 141 References 143 21 Marketing for a Successful Practice 144 Ethical Advertising 145 Competition for Patients 148 Fee Splitting 149 True Case 54: Keeping it in the family 149 The Logo 150 True Case 55: Keep the patients coming 150 Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) 150 True Case 56: Insurance company approves treatment but then doesn’t pay 152 Collections 153 References 154 22 Social Media 156 Types and Characterizations of Social Media 156 You Posted It, You Own It 157 True Case 57: Can’t stop you from posting it 158 True Case 58: Oh yes I can stop you from posting it 158 Is It Working? 158 References 159 23 Co-diagnosing and Gaining the Patient’s Trust 160 Types of Patients 160 Making the Appointment 161 Patient Motivation 161 True case 59: Denture time 162 Co-diagnosing With the Patient 162 Reference 164 24 Employee Management 165 True Case 60: Please believe me 166 Testing the Waters 166 Office Culture Integration 166 The Paperwork 168 True Case 61: Dr. Chadwick v. Board of Registration in Dentistry (MASS) 168 Evaluation and Appreciation 168 Reference 171 25 Multispecialty Practice 172 The Set Up 172 Who’s Next 173 True Case 62: I want to pay more 174 Show Me the Money 174 26 Forms 177 General Release for Dental Treatment 177 Consent for Pulpal Debridement and Endodontic Treatment 178 Consent for Oral Surgery 179 Consent for Periodontal Surgery 180 General Consent for Surgical and Invasive Procedures 181 Refusal of Treatment / Referral 182 Termination Letter 183 What You Should Know about Financing Your Dental Treatment 184 Authorization for Release of Dental Records 185 Photography Authorization 186 Release of All Claims 187 Anti-defamation Clause 188 Epidemic/Pandemic Dental Treatment Information Form 189 Index 190

Autorenportrait

The author Joseph P. Graskemper, DDS, JD, DABLM, FAGD, FACD, FAES, FICOI, FASO, FCLM, is Associate Clinical Professor at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine in Stony Brook, New York, USA.

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Concise guide to practical information on dental law, ethics, and practice management, all tailored to any dental practice Professional Responsibility in Dentistry, Second Edition is a clinically oriented guide to legal and ethical requirements in a dental practice. This thoroughly revised new edition takes a practical approach, providing examples and case studies of situations that dentists may face, with discussions of dental law, risk management, professionalism, and ethics as they relate to each situation. Divided into four sections to allow for comprehensive and accessible coverage of the subject, the Second Edition adds new chapters on taking practices to the next level and how to read a profit and loss statement, as well as offering updates and new information throughout. Professional Responsibility in Dentistry provides key information on: <ul><li> Lawsuits, including the effects of losing one, the regulation of dentistry, and definitions of important legal concepts in the field </li> <li> The doctor-patient relationship, refusing to treat, medical-dental history, child and elder abuse, informed consent, and record keeping </li> <li> Statute of limitations, abandonment, standard of care, peer review, risk management, and managing employees and associates </li> <li> Starting or buying a practice, marketing for a successful practice, multispecialty practices, and taking your practice from ‘better’ to ‘best’ </li></ul> Bringing legal and ethical issues to life with real-world clinical cases, Professional Responsibility in Dentistry, Second Edition is an essential resource for dental students, new dentists, and any practicing dentist.