{"id":585,"date":"2019-10-04T19:42:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T19:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=585"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:21:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:21:40","slug":"treatment-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/practice-resources\/legal-services\/dentistry-and-the-law\/treatment-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatment issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698696973333{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #009ba7 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Treatment issues<\/h1>\n<p><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div><h2 class=\"rounded\">Treatment Issues<\/h2>\t<ul class=\"dpe-flexible-posts\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-19363\" class=\"post-19363 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-nurse-anesthetist legal_tags-anesthesia legal_tags-crna legal_tags-patient-care legal_tags-conscious-sedation legal_tags-general-anesthesia\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/hiring-a-crna-to-work-in-your-practice\/\">Hiring a CRNA to Work in Your Practice<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-care\/\">patient care<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/conscious-sedation\/\">conscious sedation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/general-anesthesia\/\">general anesthesia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/nurse-anesthetist\/\">nurse anesthetist<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/anesthesia\/\">anesthesia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/crna\/\">CRNA<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-15235\" class=\"post-15235 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-minors legal_tags-adoption legal_tags-human-trafficking legal_tags-birth-certificate\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/requiring-proof-of-adoption\/\">Requiring Proof of Adoption<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/birth-certificate\/\">birth certificate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/minors\/\">minors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/adoption\/\">adoption<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/human-trafficking\/\">human trafficking<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-15233\" class=\"post-15233 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-treatment-refusal legal_tags-abandonment legal_tags-patient-termination legal_tags-patient-dismissal\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/is-this-patient-abandonment-two-scenarios\/\">Is this Patient Abandonment? Two Scenarios<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-dismissal\/\">patient dismissal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/treatment-refusal\/\">treatment refusal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/abandonment\/\">abandonment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-termination\/\">patient termination<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1721\" class=\"post-1721 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-informed-consent legal_tags-standard-of-practice legal_tags-treatment-refusal legal_tags-x-rays\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/when-patients-wont-agree-to-exams-and-x-rays\/\">When Patients Won\u2019t Agree to Exams and X-Rays<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/x-rays\/\">X-rays<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/standard-of-practice\/\">standard of practice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/treatment-refusal\/\">treatment refusal<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-11014\" class=\"post-11014 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-patient-dismissal legal_tags-abandonment legal_tags-patient-termination\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/terminating-the-dentist-patient-relationship-and-avoiding-abandonment\/\">Terminating the Dentist-Patient Relationship and Avoiding Abandonment<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-dismissal\/\">patient dismissal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/abandonment\/\">abandonment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-termination\/\">patient termination<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-10295\" class=\"post-10295 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-patient-dismissal legal_tags-treatment-refusal legal_tags-marijuana legal_tags-drugs legal_tags-informed-consent\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/dealing-with-patients-who-have-been-using-marijuana-2\/\">Dealing with Patients Who Have Been Using Marijuana<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/marijuana\/\">marijuana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/drugs\/\">drugs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-dismissal\/\">patient dismissal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/treatment-refusal\/\">treatment refusal<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1641\" class=\"post-1641 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-marijuana legal_tags-drugs legal_tags-informed-consent\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/dealing-with-patients-who-have-been-using-marijuana\/\">Dealing with Patients Who Have Been Using Marijuana<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/marijuana\/\">marijuana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/drugs\/\">drugs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1643\" class=\"post-1643 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-liability legal_tags-patient-waiver legal_tags-referral legal_tags-malpractice\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/liability-when-referring-and-malpractice-waivers\/\">Liability When Referring, and Malpractice Waivers<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/referral\/\">referral<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/malpractice\/\">malpractice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/liability\/\">liability<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-waiver\/\">patient waiver<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1646\" class=\"post-1646 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-board-of-dentistry legal_tags-scope-of-practice legal_tags-botox legal_tags-migraines\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/diagnosing-and-treating-migraines-with-botox\/\">Diagnosing and Treating Migraines with Botox<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/board-of-dentistry\/\">board of dentistry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/scope-of-practice\/\">scope of practice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/botox\/\">Botox<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/migraines\/\">migraines<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1659\" class=\"post-1659 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-opioids legal_tags-prescriptions legal_tags-drugs legal_tags-maps\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/opioid-crisis-be-aware-when-prescribing-pain-medication\/\">Opioid Crisis: Be Aware When Prescribing Pain Medication<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/prescriptions\/\">prescriptions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/drugs\/\">drugs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/maps\/\">MAPS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/opioids\/\">opioids<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1666\" class=\"post-1666 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-disability legal_tags-service-animal legal_tags-americans-with-disabilities-act\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/when-should-i-allow-patients-to-bring-dogs-into-my-office\/\">When Should I Allow Patients to Bring Dogs into My Office?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/americans-with-disabilities-act\/\">Americans with Disabilities Act<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/disability\/\">disability<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/service-animal\/\">service animal<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1667\" class=\"post-1667 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-board-of-dentistry legal_tags-disciplinary-process legal_tags-public-health-code\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/increased-public-access-to-state-disciplinary-actions\/\">Increased Public Access to State Disciplinary Actions<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/board-of-dentistry\/\">board of dentistry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/disciplinary-process\/\">disciplinary process<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/public-health-code\/\">Public Health Code<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1670\" class=\"post-1670 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-disability legal_tags-public-accommodation legal_tags-americans-with-disabilities-act\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/hearing-impaired-patients-your-legal-obligations\/\">Hearing-impaired Patients: Your Legal Obligations<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/americans-with-disabilities-act\/\">Americans with Disabilities Act<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/disability\/\">disability<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/public-accommodation\/\">public accommodation<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1672\" class=\"post-1672 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-abuse-reporting legal_tags-child-abuse legal_tags-child-neglect\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/does-a-refusal-to-obtain-necessary-treatment-constitute-child-abuse\/\">Does a Refusal to Obtain Necessary Treatment Constitute Child Abuse?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/abuse-reporting\/\">abuse reporting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/child-abuse\/\">child abuse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/child-neglect\/\">child neglect<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1679\" class=\"post-1679 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-malpractice\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/is-it-malpractice-to-not-use-the-newest-oral-cancer-screens\/\">Is It Malpractice to Not Use the Newest Oral Cancer Screens?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/malpractice\/\">malpractice<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1681\" class=\"post-1681 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-abuse-reporting legal_tags-child-abuse legal_tags-child-neglect\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/when-a-parent-is-under-the-influence-of-drugs\/\">When a Parent Is Under the Influence of Drugs<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/abuse-reporting\/\">abuse reporting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/child-abuse\/\">child abuse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/child-neglect\/\">child neglect<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1682\" class=\"post-1682 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-informed-consent legal_tags-sedation\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/sedation-patient-safety-and-informed-consent\/\">Sedation: Patient Safety and Informed Consent<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/sedation\/\">sedation<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1683\" class=\"post-1683 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-informed-consent legal_tags-disability legal_tags-minors\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/informed-consent-for-disabled-underprivileged-and-psychiatric-patients\/\">Informed Consent for Disabled, Underprivileged and Psychiatric Patients<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/disability\/\">disability<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/minors\/\">minors<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1684\" class=\"post-1684 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-standard-of-practice legal_tags-ethics legal_tags-patient-care\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/providing-after-hours-and-weekend-emergency-care\/\">Providing After Hours and Weekend Emergency Care<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/standard-of-practice\/\">standard of practice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/ethics\/\">ethics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-care\/\">patient care<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1694\" class=\"post-1694 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-informed-consent legal_tags-standard-of-practice legal_tags-treatment-refusal\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/refusal-to-accept-treatment-or-accurately-complete-a-health-history\/\">Refusal to Accept Treatment or Accurately Complete a Health History<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/standard-of-practice\/\">standard of practice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/treatment-refusal\/\">treatment refusal<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1700\" class=\"post-1700 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-informed-consent legal_tags-minors\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/why-universal-consent-for-treatment-forms-are-not-advisable\/\">Why \u2018Universal\u2019 Consent-for-Treatment Forms Are Not Advisable<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/minors\/\">minors<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1701\" class=\"post-1701 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-drugs legal_tags-maps legal_tags-controlled-substance legal_tags-prescriptions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/use-maps-to-prevent-prescription-drug-abuse\/\">Use MAPS to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/prescriptions\/\">prescriptions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/drugs\/\">drugs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/maps\/\">MAPS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/controlled-substance\/\">controlled substance<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1704\" class=\"post-1704 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-abandonment legal_tags-malpractice legal_tags-timely-payment legal_tags-patient-dismissal legal_tags-delinquent-account\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/suspending-orthodontic-treatment-due-to-non-payment\/\">Suspending Orthodontic Treatment Due to Non-Payment<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/malpractice\/\">malpractice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/timely-payment\/\">timely payment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-dismissal\/\">patient dismissal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delinquent-account\/\">delinquent account<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/abandonment\/\">abandonment<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1707\" class=\"post-1707 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-patient-notification legal_tags-impaired-patient\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/dealing-with-patients-you-believe-shouldnt-be-driving\/\">Dealing with Patients You Believe Shouldn\u2019t Be Driving<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-notification\/\">patient notification<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/impaired-patient\/\">impaired patient<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1710\" class=\"post-1710 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-deceased-patient\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/removal-of-gold-crowns-from-the-deceased\/\">Removal of Gold Crowns from the Deceased<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/deceased-patient\/\">deceased patient<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1711\" class=\"post-1711 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-email legal_tags-hipaa legal_tags-privacy-rule legal_tags-security-rule legal_tags-x-rays\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/emailing-x-rays-is-it-legal\/\">Emailing X-Rays: Is It Legal?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/email\/\">email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/hipaa\/\">HIPAA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/privacy-rule\/\">Privacy Rule<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/security-rule\/\">Security Rule<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/x-rays\/\">X-rays<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1712\" class=\"post-1712 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-informed-consent legal_tags-scope-of-practice\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/can-an-m-d-or-d-o-legally-practice-dentistry\/\">Can an M.D. or D.O. Legally Practice Dentistry?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/scope-of-practice\/\">scope of practice<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1719\" class=\"post-1719 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-patient-notification legal_tags-peer-review legal_tags-malpractice legal_tags-immunity\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/what-you-should-know-about-michigans-new-im-sorry-law\/\">What You Should Know about Michigan\u2019s New \u2018I\u2019m Sorry\u2019 Law<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/malpractice\/\">malpractice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/immunity\/\">immunity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-notification\/\">patient notification<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/peer-review\/\">peer review<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1723\" class=\"post-1723 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-malpractice legal_tags-patient-dismissal legal_tags-abandonment\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/patient-abandonment-issues-when-your-employer-closes-the-practice\/\">Patient Abandonment Issues When Your Employer Closes the Practice<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/malpractice\/\">malpractice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-dismissal\/\">patient dismissal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/abandonment\/\">abandonment<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1725\" class=\"post-1725 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-prescriptions legal_tags-scope-of-practice\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/scope-of-practice-issues\/\">Scope of Practice Issues<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/prescriptions\/\">prescriptions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/scope-of-practice\/\">scope of practice<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1737\" class=\"post-1737 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-liability legal_tags-patient-waiver legal_tags-malpractice\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/the-sad-truth-about-patient-waivers-of-malpractice-liability\/\">The Sad Truth about Patient Waivers of Malpractice Liability<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/malpractice\/\">malpractice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/liability\/\">liability<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-waiver\/\">patient waiver<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1742\" class=\"post-1742 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-x-rays legal_tags-delegation-of-duties\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/can-a-hygienist-perform-prophylaxis-and-x-rays-on-new-patients\/\">Can a Hygienist Perform Prophylaxis and X-Rays on New Patients?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/x-rays\/\">X-rays<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delegation-of-duties\/\">delegation of duties<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1746\" class=\"post-1746 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-child-neglect legal_tags-adult-abuse legal_tags-abuse-reporting legal_tags-child-abuse\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/reporting-requirements-for-child-or-adult-abuse\/\">Reporting Requirements for Child or Adult Abuse<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/abuse-reporting\/\">abuse reporting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/child-abuse\/\">child abuse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/child-neglect\/\">child neglect<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/adult-abuse\/\">adult abuse<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1747\" class=\"post-1747 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-public-health-code legal_tags-liability legal_tags-standard-of-practice legal_tags-specialties\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/the-standard-of-care-is-the-same-for-all-dentists\/\">The Standard of Care Is the Same for All Dentists<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/public-health-code\/\">Public Health Code<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/liability\/\">liability<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/standard-of-practice\/\">standard of practice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/specialties\/\">specialties<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1751\" class=\"post-1751 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-standard-of-practice legal_tags-treatment-refusal legal_tags-x-rays legal_tags-delegation-of-duties\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/are-x-rays-a-must\/\">Are X-rays a Must?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/delegation-of-duties\/\">delegation of duties<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/standard-of-practice\/\">standard of practice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/treatment-refusal\/\">treatment refusal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/x-rays\/\">X-rays<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1756\" class=\"post-1756 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-privacy-rule legal_tags-hipaa legal_tags-minors\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/disclosing-information-to-parents-of-minor-patients\/\">Disclosing Information to Parents of Minor Patients<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/hipaa\/\">HIPAA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/minors\/\">minors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/privacy-rule\/\">Privacy Rule<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1761\" class=\"post-1761 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-informed-consent legal_tags-minors\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/a-case-of-informed-consent\/\">A Case of Informed Consent<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/minors\/\">minors<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1764\" class=\"post-1764 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-standard-of-practice legal_tags-patient-notification legal_tags-malpractice legal_tags-liability\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/advising-patients-of-dental-mistakes\/\">Advising Patients of Dental Mistakes<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/malpractice\/\">malpractice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/liability\/\">liability<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/standard-of-practice\/\">standard of practice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-notification\/\">patient notification<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1766\" class=\"post-1766 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-immunity legal_tags-standard-of-practice legal_tags-treatment-refusal\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/reporting-intoxicated-patients-good-samaritan-immunity\/\">Reporting Intoxicated Patients; Good Samaritan Immunity<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/immunity\/\">immunity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/standard-of-practice\/\">standard of practice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/treatment-refusal\/\">treatment refusal<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1767\" class=\"post-1767 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-public-health-code legal_tags-denturism\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/denturism-is-it-legal\/\">Denturism: Is It Legal?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/public-health-code\/\">Public Health Code<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/denturism\/\">denturism<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1770\" class=\"post-1770 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-health-history-form legal_tags-dental-records\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/must-old-health-history-forms-be-retained\/\">Must Old Health History Forms be Retained?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/dental-records\/\">dental records<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/health-history-form\/\">health history form<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1771\" class=\"post-1771 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-informed-consent legal_tags-standard-of-practice\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/about-informed-consent\/\">About Informed Consent<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/standard-of-practice\/\">standard of practice<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1772\" class=\"post-1772 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-internet legal_tags-board-of-dentistry legal_tags-prescriptions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/internet-prescribing-jurisdiction-over-out-of-state-dentists\/\">Internet Prescribing\/Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Dentists<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/board-of-dentistry\/\">board of dentistry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/prescriptions\/\">prescriptions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/internet\/\">Internet<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1781\" class=\"post-1781 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-patient-dismissal legal_tags-abandonment\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/abandonment\/\">Abandonment<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/patient-dismissal\/\">patient dismissal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/abandonment\/\">abandonment<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"post-1786\" class=\"post-1786 legal_articles type-legal_articles status-publish hentry legal_categories-treatment-issues legal_tags-informed-consent legal_tags-minors\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/legal-article\/informed-consent-for-children\/\">Informed Consent for Children<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/informed-consent\/\">informed consent<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/news-you-need\/legal_tags\/minors\/\">minors<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li 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