Devadiga Arishka
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
J Forensic Dent Sci. 2014 Jan;6(1):9-15. doi: 10.4103/0975-1475.127764.
DENTAL RECORDS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR DENTIST AND PATIENT PROTECTION, AND ITS MAINTENANCE IS CONSIDERED AN ETHICAL AND LEGAL OBLIGATION OF THE DENTIST: Ethical, because it satisfies the duty of care that the dentist has toward his patient and legal, as it is an investment for future protection against medico-legal complications. In addition to its legal and ethical role, the dental fraternity in India is slowly waking up to its importance in forensic dentistry. Dentists could play a vital role in assisting forensic investigators in providing information that would help in the identification of perpetrators or victims of crime and natural or manmade disaster situations. This information would be easily available and accessible through well-maintained patient records under dental care.
牙科记录对于牙医和患者的保护至关重要,其维护被视为牙医的道德和法律义务:从道德上讲,它满足了牙医对患者的护理责任;从法律上讲,它是为未来防范医疗法律纠纷而进行的一项投资。除了其法律和道德作用外,印度的牙科界也逐渐意识到其在法医牙科学中的重要性。牙医可以在协助法医调查人员提供有助于识别犯罪、自然或人为灾难情况的犯罪者或受害者的信息方面发挥至关重要的作用。通过精心维护的牙科护理患者记录,可以轻松获取这些信息。