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Opinions of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Related to Dental Malpractice
Ağız ve Çene-Yüz Cerrahlarının Dental Malpraktis ile İlgili Görüşleri
Ömer EKİCİa
aDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Faculty of Dentistry, Afyonkarahisar, TURKEY
Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics. 2020;28(3):354-64
doi: 10.5336/mdethic.2020-74035
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 The aim of this study is to explain the concept of dental malpractice, to reveal the knowledge and opinions of oral and maxillofacial surgery specialists about dental malpractice and to investigate whether these opinions differ according to demographic characteristics. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional survey conducted from January to December 2019 in Turkey. In order to measure and evaluate the views of oral and maxillofacial surgeons on dental malpractice, a questionnaire consisting of 22 questions was prepared after the literature review. One hundred and twenty four oral and maxillofacial surgeons working in public and private sectors were included in the study. 6.5% of the participants stated that judicial and administrative investigations and/or lawsuits have been filed against them due to dental malpractice. While 12.9% of the participants stated that they had sufficient knowledge about the concept of dental malpractice, only 6.5% stated that they had knowledge about the legal regulations related to malpractice. While 93.5% of the participants found their profession risky in terms of dental malpractice, the rate of those who had occupational liability insurance was found to be 80.6%. Of participants 87.1% think that the distinction of malpractice-complication is not made clearly. This study reveals that although oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Turkey have serious concerns about dental malpractice, they do not have sufficient knowledge about dental malpractice and the current legal regulations. So, oral and maxillofacial surgeons should strengthen their professional education and update their knowledge of medical ethics and health law-related issues.

Keywords: Malpractice; ethics; dentistry; oral and maxillofacial surgery
ÖZET
 Bu çalışmanın amacı dental malpraktis kavramını açıklamak, ağız ve çene yüz cerrahisi uzmanlarının dental malpraktis hakkındaki bilgi ve görüşlerini ortaya koymak ve bu görüşlerin demografik özelliklere göre değişip değişmediğini araştırmaktır. Türkiye'de Ocak-Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında yapılan tanımlayıcı, kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Ağız ve çene yüz cerrahlarının dental malpraktis konusundaki görüşlerini ölçmek ve değerlendirmek için literatür taramasından sonra 22 sorudan oluşan bir anket hazırlandı. Kamu ve özel sektörde çalışan 124 ağız ve çene yüz cerrahı çalışmaya dahil edildi. Katılımcıların%6,5'i dental malpraktis nedeniyle kendilerine karşı adli ve idari soruşturma ve/veya dava açıldığını belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların% 12.9'u dental malpraktis kavramı hakkında yeterli bilgiye sahip olduklarını belirtirken, sadece%6.5'i malpraktis ile ilgili yasal düzenlemeler hakkında bilgi sahibi olduklarını ifade etmiştir. Katılımcıların % 93,5'i dental malpraktis bakımından mesleğini riskli bulurken, mesleki sorumluluk sigortası olanların oranı %80,6 olarak bulunmuştur. Katılımcıların %87,1'i malpraktis-komplikasyon ayrımının tam yapılmadığını düşünmektedir. Bu çalışma, Türkiye'deki ağız ve çene yüz cerrahlarının dental malpraktisle ilgili ciddi endişeleri olmasına rağmen, dental malpraktis ve mevcut yasal düzenlemeler hakkında yeterli bilgiye sahip olmadıklarını ortaya koymaktadır. Bu yüzden, ağız ve çene yüz cerrahları malpraktis iddialarından kaçınmak için mesleki eğitimlerini güçlendirmeli, tıp hukuku ve etiği ile ilgili konulardaki bilgilerini sürekli olarak güncellemelidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Tıbbi kötü uygulama; etik; diş hekimliği; ağız ve çene yüz cerrahisi
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