Case Study: Unethical Treatment Leads to Lawsuit and Dental Board Action

By Kim Hathaway, MSN, CPHRM, CPHQ, Patient Safety Risk Manager, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company   A celebrity dentist performed excessive treatment and committed ethical violations. A 46-year-old male was evaluated by a general dentist,…

Code of Ethics Spurs Public’s Decision in Choosing Dentists, Survey Says

By David Burger, Senior Editor at the American Dental Association ADA member dentists are unique in that they have something that other dentists don’t: a Code of Ethics. Patients like that, according to the results of a new study commissioned…