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A risk management program for dental schools
Author(s) -
Pollack BR,
Waldman HB
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1982.46.2.tb01533.x
Subject(s) - malpractice , risk management , business , professional development , institution , actuarial science , risk prevention , medical education , public relations , medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , finance , political science , law
Risk management is an organized activity designed to reduce the risk of legal claims and minimize the awards that arise as a result of professional and general negligence by the staff of an institution. As a result of the malpractice crisis, the accompanying unprecedented rise in insurance costs, and the transformation of dental school clinics to include the role of providing services to the community, Risk Management Programs are assuming an ever‐increasing prominence. This article describes the development and organization of the Risk Management Program at one school.