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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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A review of medicolegal considerations of endodontic practice for general dental practitioners
Manoj Mahadeo Ramugade, Apurva Anil Sagale
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Manoj Mahadeo Ramugade
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, St. Georges Hospital Compound, PD Mello Road, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_206_18
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Treating a live human being to their health has been considered as a noble profession since the ancient times. Doctors are duty bound by their professional ethics to provide the best treatment to their patients. Endodontics is the specialty branch of the dental science of saving natural teeth in the oral cavity. During endodontic procedures, a mishap can occur any time in a day-to-day practice and may be treated as negligence which in turn ends into some legal complications. To prevent and tackle such future medicolegal issues related to endodontic treatment, the knowledge of the legal aspect of such clinical situation is necessary.
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