Dental Ethics, Jurisprudence and Delegation in Michigan
About This Event
This course reviews ethical and legal principles important to delivery of oral health care, highlighting recent updates to the Michigan Administrative Rules and duties that can be delegated to allied health personnel. Agenda and outcomes include identification of ethical principles applicable to oral health services; description of contractual responsibilities for patient and provider; discussion of unintentional torts including negligence, informed consent/refusal, and patient abandonment; and description of current legal duties delegable to allied health personnel in Michigan. Course faculty: Pamela Zarkowski, J.D., M.P.H. LIVE webinar; course login opens 15 minutes prior to start.
Learning Objectives
- Identify ethical principles that apply to the delivery of oral health care services.
- Describe contractual responsibilities for the patient and provider.
- Describe the unintentional torts, including negligence, informed consent, informed refusal, and patient abandonment.
- Describe unintentional torts applicable to the delivery of oral health care.
- Describe current legal duties that can be delegated to allied health personnel in Michigan.
Additional Event Information
Target Audience
State of Michigan licensed dental professionals, Dentists, Allied dental personnel
Event Format
Virtual
CE Credits
2*