ReviewJournal of forensic and legal medicine2021
Legal liability facing COVID-19 in dentistry: Between malpractice and preventive recommendations.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- A questionnaire-based survey of COVID-19 transmission in dental practice during the pandemic: comparison between the 1st-5th and the 6th-8th surges in Japan.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Treatment Behaviors of Patients With Odontogenic Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Cureus · 2025Article
- Oral manifestations in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) identified using text mining: an observational study.Scientific reports · 2023Observational
- COVID-19 transmission in dental practice during the pandemic: A questionnaire-based survey in private dental clinics in Japan.Journal of dental sciences · 2023Article
- COVID-19 transmission in dental and oral/maxillofacial surgical practice during pandemic: questionnaire survey in 51 university hospitals in Japan.The Journal of hospital infection · 2022Article
- How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Risk Awareness in Dentists: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Pros and Cons of CAD/CAM Technology for Infection Prevention in Dental Settings during COVID-19 Outbreak.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
The dental profession is considered at high potential risk of exposure and transmission of SARS-Cov-2. Thus, dentists should implement special safety measures in order to prevent any possible contamination during dental sessions and should be aware of the legal implications of their act in order to avoid malpractice leading them to be a causative agent of transmission of this virus. This paper aimed to provide a global review on COVID-19 preventive recommendations at dental clinics and discussed the legal values of such procedures, the dentist criminal and civil liability arising from transmitting this virus to a patient, the obligation of care under COVID-19 and the possible solution to this dilemma. The review concluded that dentists should follow all modern scientific procedures which are in their interest and in the interest of patients to maintain their safety and advised dentists to document all steps taken during the period of COVID-19 outbreak, because any undocumented action is considered not to have taken place, and they shall be bound by the burden of proof.
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