Professional Responsibility in Dentistry: A Practical Guide to Law and Ethics [Paperback]

Joseph P. Graskemper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 5, 2011 | ISBN-10: 0470959770 | ISBN-13: 978-0470959770 | Edition: 1

Professional Responsibility in Dentistry: A Practical Guide to Law and Ethics integrates dental law, risk management, professionalism, and ethics, as all are interrelated in everyday practice. Beyond theory, the fact-based approach of this book shows examples of various situations the dentist may face. Dr. Graskemper addresses a range of topics, from legal concepts and regulation of dentistry to professionalism and ethics. He points out specific issues in the practice of dentistry, particularly those that confront new dentists and dentists with new practices. True Cases throughout the book walk readers through real-world examples of complex situations and discuss the proper way to handle them with attention to the legal, ethical, and practice management ramifications. These include patient charting, professional criticisms, child neglect, associateships, patient refunds, and more.

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Professional Responsibility in Dentistry: A Practical Guide to Law and Ethics is a book that integrates dental law, risk management, professionalism, and ethics, as all are interrelated in everyday practice. Beyond theory, the fact-based approach of this book shows examples of various situations the dentist may face. Dr. Graskemper addresses a range of topics, from legal concepts and regulation of dentistry to professionalism and ethics. He points out specific issues in the practice of dentistry, particularly those that confront new dentists and dentists with new practices. True Cases throughout the book walk readers through real-world examples of complex situations and discuss the proper way to handle them with attention to the legal, ethical, and practice management ramifications. These include patient charting, professional criticisms, child neglect, associateships, patient refunds, and more.

Key Features:

• True Cases show real examples of professional and ethical issues facing the practicing dentist
• Integrates various aspects of professionalism, ethics, law, and practice management
• Written by a practicing dentist with a law degree, with perspectives on both the legal and dental aspects of ethical and professional questions

About the Author

Joseph P. Graskemper, DDS, JD, is a practicing dentist who also holds a law degree. His practice experience includes being the sole owner of a multi-specialty practice for twenty years in San Diego, California, an expert witness for more than twenty years, a published author of journal and magazine articles in the U.S. and internationally, and a speaker at dental conferences across the U.S..  Dr. Graskemper is the past director of professional responsibility and the past editor of the Post Graduate Literature Review Journal at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, where he is an associate clinical professor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (July 5, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470959770
• ISBN-13: 978-0470959770
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.5 x 9.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Graskemper graduated from Xavier University in 1973. He went to Case Western Reserve University Graduate School and studied Biology before receiving his Dental Degree in 1977 from Ohio State University. Upon completion of his Navy Dental Scholarship he served with the U.S. Marines in San Diego. Dr. Graskemper then received his Law Degree in 1987 from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. While being in San Diego, he developed his practice into one of the first fee-for-service multi-specialty practices. After approximately 20 years he and his family moved to Long Island, New York and has practiced in Bellport, New York since 1997. He has been awarded 5 Fellowships: the Academy of General Dentistry, the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, the American Society of Osseointegration, the American Endodontic Society, and the American College of Legal Medicine. Since 1987, he has served as a dental consultant and expert witness in many states and for several state dental boards. He currently belongs to the American Dental Association and many other professional organization, lectures nationally, and has been published internationally. Dr. Graskemper is currently an Associate Clinical Professor at Stonybrook University School of Dental Medicine, where he was the Past Director of Professional Responsibility Courses.