Legal Issues: Page 105

Should orthodontists read CBCT scans?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Orthodontists should defer to radiologists in the reading and interpretation of cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans to protect themselves from malpractice litigation due to missed nonorthodontic lesions, according to a study in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
April 16, 2012
Texas hearing exposes ongoing dental board issues
By Donna Domino
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners should address patient complaints faster and dentists' disciplinary actions should be more accessible, according to testimony from patients, dentists, and lawyers during a hearing April 11 before the Texas Public Health Committee.
April 12, 2012
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Calif. radiation law to take effect July 1
By Eric Barnes
A new radiation protection law slated to go into effect this summer would require California radiologists -- including oral and maxillofacial radiologists -- to add radiation dose levels to their reports and report radiation overdoses to patients, physicians, and state regulatory officials.
April 2, 2012
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Ky. dentist sued over failed 'grill' placement
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A dentist in Louisville, KY, is facing a malpractice lawsuit filed by a patient who claims a botched procedure to install a "grill" caused him to lose four teeth.
April 1, 2012
Chef, cancer survivor drops dental malpractice lawsuits
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Renowned chef Grant Achatz has reached an undisclosed settlement with Bucktown Wicker Park Dental Associates, the Chicago-area dental clinic he sued after being diagnosed with advanced tongue cancer, according to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times.
March 22, 2012
More U.S. states consider expanding hygienists' duties
By Donna Domino, Kathy Kincade
What hygienists are allowed to do and where they are allowed to do it would change in a number of ways under proposed bills being considered by states across the U.S. The debate heated up last week in Connecticut during a hearing before the state Public Health Committee.
March 21, 2012
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SC mulls fee-capping legislation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Lawmakers in South Carolina have introduced new legislation that would prohibit insurance companies from capping fees on services they do not cover.
March 11, 2012
Increased demand to change Calif. kids' dental plan
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
California politicians are stepping up their efforts to improve a failed children's dental program that was supposed to control costs and make it easier for underserved children to see a dentist.
March 8, 2012
Pa. legislation would require malpractice insurance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Earlier this month, three Pennsylvania residents testified before the state House of Representatives Insurance Committee in support of a bill that would protect patients from dentists without insurance, according to a news story in the Reading Eagle.
February 22, 2012
Wash. MLP proposal dies; Calif. measure still pending
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Measures that would have allowed midlevel providers (MLP) to do irreversible procedures were defeated this week by the Washington state legislators, but a bill that would allow California to study the benefits of alternative dental care providers is still being considered by state lawmakers.
February 16, 2012
Kan. bill would expand dental hygienists' functions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A bill approved February 13 by the Kansas House Health and Human Services Committee would make several changes to state law to allow dental hygienists to provide more types of care to underserved patients.
February 13, 2012
U.S. bill aims to clear telehealth state licensing bottlenecks
By Erik L. Ridley
All physicians must be licensed in any state in which they practice, a requirement that can be time-consuming and costly for those wanting to practice telemedicine and teleradiology. But a bill expected to be introduced in Congress this year aims to make it easier to use medical licenses across state lines.
February 6, 2012
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