TY - CHAP

T1 - Medicolegal consideration in endodontics

T2 - general and surgical aspects

AU - Bjørndal, Lars

AU - Nielsen, Henrik

AU - Rud, Vibe

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Patient injuries in relation to medical treatment and in particular conventional or surgical endodontics might under certain circumstances trigger a wish for economical compensation. In many parts of the world, the patient would have to take the practitioner into a civil court to get compensation. However, in a number of countries, there is a legislation which deals with injuries in relation to medical treatment and compensation. Medicolegal considerations in relation to endodontic treatment are in a few countries particularly detailed. Endodontic complaints and insurance cases are relatively frequently occurring. A subcategorization of endodontic complaints shows that the suboptimal root filling represents a potential risk for complaints. Endodonticsurgery as an area of claim per se seems lesser involved than conventional endodontics. Statistics about endodontic claims may indicate where risk management and educational efforts can be most effectively directed to improve the standard of care. “Lessons to learn” are presented only in cases where the “complained tooth” has been treated with the use of endodontic surgery.

AB - Patient injuries in relation to medical treatment and in particular conventional or surgical endodontics might under certain circumstances trigger a wish for economical compensation. In many parts of the world, the patient would have to take the practitioner into a civil court to get compensation. However, in a number of countries, there is a legislation which deals with injuries in relation to medical treatment and compensation. Medicolegal considerations in relation to endodontic treatment are in a few countries particularly detailed. Endodontic complaints and insurance cases are relatively frequently occurring. A subcategorization of endodontic complaints shows that the suboptimal root filling represents a potential risk for complaints. Endodonticsurgery as an area of claim per se seems lesser involved than conventional endodontics. Statistics about endodontic claims may indicate where risk management and educational efforts can be most effectively directed to improve the standard of care. “Lessons to learn” are presented only in cases where the “complained tooth” has been treated with the use of endodontic surgery.

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-54218-3_15

DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-54218-3_15

M3 - Book chapter

AN - SCOPUS:84956771564

SN - 978-3-642-54217-6

SP - 167

EP - 175

BT - Complications in Endodontic Surgery

A2 - Tsesis, Igor

PB - Springer

ER -