1. General dentist orthodontic practice in foreign legal systems.
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Maruo, Ivan Toshio, Saga, Armando, Colucci, Maria da Glória, Tanaka, Orlando, and Maruo, Hiroshi
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ORTHODONTICS ,ORTHODONTISTS ,DENTAL care ,PRACTICE of dentistry ,DENTISTS - Abstract
Objective: General dentist orthodontic practice is a controversial issue and this paper aims to analyze it comparing foreign laws to Brazilian Legal System. Methods: Regulations and scientific texts concerning orthodontic practice by general dentists, in Portuguese or English language, were sought. Results and Conclusion: Portugal clearly forbids general dentist orthodontic practice; United States of America do not clearly forbid general dentist orthodontic practice, but do regulate and promote campaigns to encourage public to seek specialist service; in Australia and England, corrective orthodontics are offered both by orthodontists and general dentists; it was not possible to evaluate how orthodontic services are provided in Eastern Europe; and the fact that general dentists are forbidden to practice corrective orthodontics in Brazilian Legal System is compatible to other countries policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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