Time of guard of orthodontic records versus legal time for their prescription

After promulgation and wider dissemination of the Code of Consumer Protection (CCP), there was an increase in the number of legal conflicts between patients and dentists, leading these health professionals to increasingly guard themselves from possible lawsuits. As such, it becomes critical the prep...

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Published in:Dental press journal of orthodontics 2013-06, Vol.18 (3), p.113-117
Main Authors: Paranhos, Luiz Renato, de Magalhães, Mariana Paula Maggiorini, Francio, José, Terada, Hélio Hissashi, Rosário, Henrique Damian, da Silva, Rhonan Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumer Advocacy - legislation & jurisprudence
Dental Records - legislation & jurisprudence
Dentistry
DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
Documentação
Forms and Records Control
Humans
Legislação
Odontologia Legal
Orthodontics - legislation & jurisprudence
Ortodontia
Patient Rights
Supreme Court Decisions
Time Factors
United States
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Summary:After promulgation and wider dissemination of the Code of Consumer Protection (CCP), there was an increase in the number of legal conflicts between patients and dentists, leading these health professionals to increasingly guard themselves from possible lawsuits. As such, it becomes critical the preparation of an adequate and complete clinical record, even though the keeping time remains uncertain. To review the literature and discuss the keeping time of orthodontic records versus the legal time for their prescription, as well as to propose a model of a Term upon Completion of Dental Treatment. It is advised to return part of the clinical records to their rightful owners by means of an itemized receipt. The Term upon Completion reflects the patient's awareness and could be considered by the CCP as the initial term of the prescription time, because it implicates that the patient recognizes the quality of service provided and satisfactory results achieved.
ISSN:2176-9451
2177-6709
2177-6709
2176-9451
DOI:10.1590/S2176-94512013000300018