Prevention of Wrong-Site Tooth Extraction: Clinical Guidelines

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1793-1799

  Lee, Janice S ^a   Curley, Arthur W ^b   Smith, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Bradley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS; DENTIST; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; TOOTH EXTRACTION; WRONG SITE TOOTH EXTRACTION;

FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURGERY, ORAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH REPLANTATION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 34547949378     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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