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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Defensive Medical Practice in Dentistry: A Dual-Perspective Cross-Sectional Analysis of Dentists and Patients in Romania.

Ana Cernega, Marina Imre, Alexandra Ripszky, Bogdan Dimitriu, Vlad Gabriel Vasilescu, Silviu-Mirel Pițuru

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ana CernegaDepartment of Organization, Professional Legislation and Management of the Dental Office, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-23 Plevnei Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0009-0003-6970-1307
Marina ImreDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-23 Calea Plevnei, 010221 Bucharest, Romania.
Alexandra RipszkyDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-23 Plevnei Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4345-282X
Bogdan DimitriuDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-23 Plevnei Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3831-8543
Vlad Gabriel VasilescuDiscipline of Dental Prosthesis Technology, Faculty of Dentistry, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dionisie Lupu Street, No. 37, District 2, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-6251-833X
Silviu-Mirel PițuruDepartment of Organization, Professional Legislation and Management of the Dental Office, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-23 Plevnei Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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defensive medical practicedoctor–patient relationshipmalpracticeprofessional errorresults pyramidVUCA

Identifiers

PMID42451002
PMCPMC13360797

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