Dental Medicine is a noble profession but the dentist-patient relationship has transformed over the last two decades by upsurge anxiety in the community and dental profession regarding increasing trends of complaints and lawsuits against dentists. Knowledge about ethics and medicolegal issues is fundamental to the dental practice as clinical skills. While providing the oral healthcare services, a dentist should follow certain protocol to avoid any litigation in the name of malpractice. Consent is a fundamental and established principle in the Indian Law.
Professional indemnity insurance also known as ‘Defense Costs’ will pay all the costs, fees, and expenses incurred with their prior consent in the investigation, defense, or settlement of any claim made against the insured.
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