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Dental records and reports
Patients' records are among the most basic of clinical tools, involved in almost every consultation. This section offers guidance about the content, disclosure and retention of clinical records and includes guidance on writing dental and dento-legal reports.
Questions and answers
- Your dento-legal questions answered - 1 May 2005
Advice articles
- Taking medical histories - 9 December 2010
- Maintaining and disclosing patient records - 10 February 2010
- Getting started in dental practice - 27 August 2009
- Disposing of patient records - 2 April 2008
- Written consent and FP17 forms - 23 January 2008
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Case histories
- Severe post–extraction infection - 22 December 2010
- The lost post - 22 December 2010
- Restoration story - 21 December 2010
- Face–to–face with the PCT - 21 December 2010
- Claim for alleged inappropriate treatment defended - 28 February 2007
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Advice calls
- A report for social services - 9 December 2010
- Stick to the protocol - 9 December 2010
- Hand it over - 7 December 2010
- Record keeping - 1 April 2002
- Violent consequences - 6 September 2001
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