Dym Harry
Department of Dentistry and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
Dent Clin North Am. 2008 Jul;52(3):563-77, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2008.02.011.
Malpractice litigation is part of everyday clinical practice and is an area of which all dentists need to be aware. With proper forethought and planning, this vexing issue can be controlled and made less anxiety producing. The astute clinician must be as diligent in risk-reduction management and strategies as he/she is in practicing excellent dentistry. This article discusses various preventive measures that can be used to help mitigate malpractice claims and preclude them from developing. Good patient communication, rapport, and excellent documentation are the keys to minimizing, and possibly eliminating future lawsuits.
医疗事故诉讼是日常临床实践的一部分，是所有牙医都需要了解的领域。通过适当的预先考虑和规划，这个棘手的问题可以得到控制，并减少产生焦虑的程度。精明的临床医生在降低风险管理和策略方面必须像在实施出色的牙科治疗时一样勤勉。本文讨论了各种可用于帮助减轻医疗事故索赔并防止其发生的预防措施。良好的医患沟通、融洽关系和出色的记录是将未来诉讼降至最低甚至可能消除的关键。
