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Examining The Prevalence and Type of Dental Malpractice in Forensic Medical Cases of Ahvaz City From 2013 to 2022
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Hojatollah Yousefimanesh1    , Maryam Robati2 , Seyed Farzad Hosseini Behbahani3 , Zana Rahimi4 |
1- Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran , hojjatyoosefi@yahoo.com
2- Department of oral medicine, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
3- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
4- Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran |
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Introduction: Any dentist who does not follow the principles may become malpractice and face the law. Investigating dental complaints, while clarifying the current situation, increases the knowledge of dentists and dental students and reduces treatment errors.
Methods: A checklist was prepared by the researcher, in which the age, gender and degree of the dentist, the year of filing the case, the location of the service, the type of treatment performed, the type of dental malpractice, and the final judgment of the case were included and the information of the files belonging to the years 2013 to 2022 was entered.
Results: The average age of dentists was 37.23±8.32. In most cases, there were male dentists (77.8%), with a general degree (85.2%) and with 0-5 years of work experience (25%). Malpractice was confirmed in 65.7% of the cases. In 70.4% of the cases, it was presented in the personal office of the service. Surgical, prosthetic and endo procedures with 29.6%, 22.2% and 20.4% had the highest number of complaints, respectively, and the most inferred failure was improper veneer with 28.16%. The average age of the patients was 41.09±13.51 and most of them were women (56.6%). There was a statistically significant relationship between the age of the dentist and the result of the case (P<0.001) and between the work experience of the dentist and the result of the case (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Despite the advances in dental science, complaints against dentists and the number of proofs of dental malpractice are on the rise. The amount of dental malpractice and complaints should be reduced so that both the dentist and the patient are more satisfied. |
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| Keywords: Dentistry, Prevalence, Malpractice |
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Type of Article: Research Article |
Subject:
Medical Ethics
Received: 2024/05/19 | Revised: 2025/02/19 | Accepted: 2024/12/10 | ePublished: 2025/02/11
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