LITIGATION,LEGISLATION,ANDETHICSAduckisaduckLauranceJerrold,DDS,JDMassapequaPark,NYIt’sacommonscenarioforanorthodonticgraduate,up...
236Onseveraloccasions,thiscolumnhasdealtwithcovenantsnottocompete,alsoknownasrestrictivecovenants.Anoft-toutedmythabouttheseagreem...
678Supposethefollowing.Yournewpatientisa9-yearoldgirlwithaClassIocclusion,mildlowerante-riorcrowding,andupperpeglaterals.Knowingsh...
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448Assumethefollowinghypothetical.Youpracticeinastatethatallowsexpanded-dutyauxiliariesanddentalhygienists,underappropriatesuper-v...
328Inasweepingreversalofpriorlaw,Georgiafinallyjoinedtheother49states,nottomentionmostofourterritories,inrecognizingthedoctrineofi...
Yourteenagepatienthasperfectattendanceatschool.Ifshekeepsitup,shewillgeta$5000scholarshipforcollege.Therulessaythattheonlyexcuseda...
88InTorts:InjuriestoPersonsandPropertyinaNutShell,byE.J.Kionka,1aninviteeissomeonewhoisinvitedbythepossessorofapropertytoenterorre...
Considerthefollowingscenario.Youhavebeentreatingyourpatientforabout2yearsina4premolarextractioncase.Forwhateverreason,treatmentisp...
D’Ariesv.Schell,644A2d134(NJSuperCt1994)isagreatcase.Thelegalissuesandprin-ciplesaredirectlyapplicabletoorthodontics.Theplaintiff...
Howmanytimeshaveyoubeenatameetingandyouareeitherpartoforoverhearthefollowingconversation?Orthodontist1:DoyouknowDrIwannabeAtooth-s...
Okay,you’vefinallydecidedtodosomethingreallystupid.Youenterintoatorridaffairwithapatientortheparentofapatient.Forgetaboutdefendin...
RememberthisscenefromthesecondIndianaJonesmovie?WhilesearchingfortheHolyGrail,oneofthebadguyschoosestodrinkfromachalicethathebelie...
712AmericanJournalofOrthodonticsandDentofacialOrthopedics/December2000Inamedicalmalpracticecaseassertingnegligence,theburdenofproo...
476AmericanJournalofOrthodonticsandDentofacialOrthopedics/October2000Howmanytimeshasthishappenedtoyou?Anadultpatientpresentsforani...
AmericanJournalofOrthodonticsandDentofacialOrthopedics/August2000241Virtuallyeveryriskmanagementeducatorextolsthevirtuesofmaintain...
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370AmericanJournalofOrthodonticsandDentofacialOrthopedics/March2000Thisisaveryimportantissueforalldoctorsworkingingrouppracticesan...
