The purpose of this article was to describe the rootless eruption of a mandibular permanent canine in a 10-year-old boy; his mandible had been fractured in a car accident. The fracture was at the region of the developing canine, resulting in arrested root formation and causing abnormal, rootless eruption. Current theories on tooth eruption and [...]
The year is 2014. Your receptionist, Mary, greets a potential transfer patient, Terry Smith, in your front office. Mary scans Mrs Smith’s driver’s license and then hands her a tablet computer so that she can sign in. Mary asks Mrs Smith whether her archived electronic health record (EHR) is up to date. Mrs Smith is [...]
You know that you can be sued for negligence, and you assume that your professional liability insurance will indemnify you for any losses suffered as a result. This is generally a correct assumption. The question that sometimes arises is this: suppose the plaintiff is also seeking punitive damages; are these judgments covered as well? The [...]
