Unconventional dentistry: Part III. Legal and regulatory issues

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 503-506

  Goldstein, Burton H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Dentistry; Dentists standards

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; FORGERY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; QUACKERY; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; FRAUD; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; QUACKERY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0034293343     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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