Dental CE Course: Endodontics and the Law

CD-ROM
This program will make you feel much more comfortable treating endodontic patients, and the useful information can be used in all areas of dentistry. 3D clinical images and patient dentist simulations teach the basic concepts of the jurisprudence and risk management in clinical endodontics. This comprehensive CD-ROM provides detailed information about hte types of endodontic failures that are most often associated with litigation, as well as how to reduce risk and manage relationships with patients when errors occur. Procedures for handling patient refunds if an error occurs, the principles of adandoment and availability, vicarious liability, and the standard of care are discuess and demonstrated in patient-dentist situations. A step by step by step guide showing how to manage risk when a patient threatens to sue is also provided. Individual lessons teach the principles and practices of endodontic Informed Consent and Informed Refusal, the use of Questionable Prognosis form, referrals of difficult cases and postoperative instructions.