Dental mapractice litigance in the city of São Paulo (SP), Brazil
Braz. j. oral sci
;
21: e225074, jan.-dez. 2022. ilus
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1354769
ABSTRACT
The relationship between patients and dentists today is more worn and less based on trust, which can lead to high rates of lawsuits related to civil liability and dental malpractice. Aim: verify if there has been an increase in the number of lawsuits related to questioned dental treatments, and against dentists registered in the city of São Paulo (SP), Brazil, from 2012 to 2017. Methods: We outlined an overview based on the list from the São Paulo Council of Dentistry containing 30,238 registered dentists in the city of São Paulo, and searched for lawsuits on the public base of the São Paulo State Court's. Results: The search, after the inclusion and exclusion criteria, found 247 lawsuits, with dental implants as the most involved specialty. The total indemnities requested ranged from R$ 227.42 to R$ 937,000.00, but no indemnity granted exceeded the amount of R$ 100,000.00. Conclusion: According to the analysis of cases, there is a progressive increase in the number of civil liability lawsuits against dentists involving dental malpractice litigance
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Asunto principal:
Daño del Paciente
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Odontología Forense
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Seguro de Responsabilidad Civil
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Jurisprudencia
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. oral sci
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
University of Campinas/BR
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University of São Paulo/BR
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