In recent years, dental malpractice claims seems to have increased dramatically worldwide without a clear explanation. The aim of our work is to shed more light on this phenomenon to better understand its magnitude and trend, and to point out possible critical factors that, if changed, can mitigate it. Material and method: 458 cases of dental malpractice sentenced by the civil court of Rome, Italy, from 2001 to 2015, were collected. Useful information was extracted, reported in a grid and statistically analyzed. Data was compared between years and overall evaluated. Results: Multiple information were obtained, among which: the number of dental malpractice claims has decreased in most recent years; Dental professionals are found guilty in 74% of cases; the average compensation granted is 18.820,15 €; only 47,7% of the insured dentist found guilty was fully covered by their insurance. Conclusions: Contrary to what we expected, dental malpractice claims in court have decreased in recent years. The limit liability of dental professional insurances is high compared to the average compensation granted and the insurance doesn't always cover all the expenses for the presence of peculiar clauses in the contract.
A 15 years survey for dental malpractice claims in Rome, Italy / Manca, R.; Bruti, V.; Napoletano, S.; Marinelli, E.. - In: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1752-928X. - 58:(2018), pp. 74-77. [10.1016/j.jflm.2018.05.005]
A 15 years survey for dental malpractice claims in Rome, Italy
Bruti V.
Secondo
;Napoletano S.Penultimo
;Marinelli E.Ultimo
2018
Abstract
In recent years, dental malpractice claims seems to have increased dramatically worldwide without a clear explanation. The aim of our work is to shed more light on this phenomenon to better understand its magnitude and trend, and to point out possible critical factors that, if changed, can mitigate it. Material and method: 458 cases of dental malpractice sentenced by the civil court of Rome, Italy, from 2001 to 2015, were collected. Useful information was extracted, reported in a grid and statistically analyzed. Data was compared between years and overall evaluated. Results: Multiple information were obtained, among which: the number of dental malpractice claims has decreased in most recent years; Dental professionals are found guilty in 74% of cases; the average compensation granted is 18.820,15 €; only 47,7% of the insured dentist found guilty was fully covered by their insurance. Conclusions: Contrary to what we expected, dental malpractice claims in court have decreased in recent years. The limit liability of dental professional insurances is high compared to the average compensation granted and the insurance doesn't always cover all the expenses for the presence of peculiar clauses in the contract.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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