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Dental Law and Ethics

Paul Lambden (Ed.) Radcliffe Medical Press, Oxford, 2002 182 pp., pb ISBN 1–85775–911–7

This new book fills a void in the market by addressing healthcare ethics and law from a dental, rather than purely medical, perspective. Copies have been made available to all final year dental students in the UK.

Paul Lambden, the editor, has assembled an impressive team of 11 contributors, all of whom have expertise in dentistry, as well as ethics and law. Several of the authors are doubly qualified. This helps to ensure the validity of the book for practitioners in general dental practice, hospitals and the community. It is unusual for an ethics book to be written entirely by clinicians or those who are clinically qualified, but this clearly enhances the clinical focus and appeal of the book.

The comprehensive contents list covers a range of 14 topics, all of which are directly relevant to dentists in whichever area they work. This list includes: the General Dental Council; rights and responsibilities in dentistry; professional duties of dentists; resource allocation and business ethics; the clinical relationship; informed consent and confidentiality; dental care for children and for mentally disabled adults; practising in the NHS; negligence and litigation; legal considerations in Scotland; medical and dental research.

The book is well laid out, well indexed, and well referenced. It contains a number of useful aide memoires and frequently clarifies the prevailing healthcare law by relating it to dentistry, rather than medical practice.

I recommend this book to all dentists, dental students, and professionals complementary to dentistry. It should be required reading in all UK dental schools and vocational training schemes.

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