Legal and Ethical Considerations For Dental Hygienists and Assistants
Dental hygienists and dental assistants need to be aware of current accepted legal processes related to such issues as infection control, insurance, malpractice, liability, and negligence. LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR DENTAL HYGIENISTS AND ASSISTANTS provides them with strong theoretical and philosophical information concerning the legal, ethical, and management dilemmas that face the entire dental health team. Real-life examples with expert commentary and follow-up questions illustrate legal situations the dental hygienist or assistant may face.
Features:
* Includes a series of responses from experts in the field, providing a look at the cases through the eyes of professionals.
* Provides immediate clarification of vital legal terminology with Glossary terms and their definitions in the margins.
* Author response to the case study, and answers to case study questions at the end of each section, so students can review vital information from the chapters and be sure they've applied the information correctly to the cast study questions.
* Key words at the beginning of each chapter, so students can familiarise themselves with important legal terminology.
* Contains learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter to highlight important concepts the students need to comprehend.
| Author: |
Judith Ann Davidson |
| ISBN: |
1556644221 |
| Publisher: |
Harcourt |
| Binding: |
Softbound |
| Year Published: |
1999 |
| No. of Pages: |
378 |
| Back Cover: |
| Not Available |
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| Contents: |
Selected Headings Only)
Section I: The Legal System
Section II: Legal Rights that Define Relationships Between Individuals
Section III: Quality Assurance
Section IV: Office Protocols and Patient Records
Section V: Employment
Section VI: Changing the Law Creating or Changing Law
Appendices
Glossary
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