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Dentistry And The Law: Can Dental Plan Ratings Be Defamatory?, Dan Schulte Jd
Dentistry And The Law: Can Dental Plan Ratings Be Defamatory?, Dan Schulte Jd
The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association
This article discusses the legal implications of dental plan ratings for dentists. If a dental plan assigns a rating to dentists and publishes it to patients without providing specific information about the rating's basis or an opportunity for dentists to contest it, legal recourse may be limited. Currently, no statutory law regulates such ratings, leaving dentists potentially vulnerable to defamatory ratings. Under Michigan law, dentists could sue for defamation, but proving the rating's falseness and the resulting loss of patients may be challenging. Federal regulation is suggested to ensure fairness, transparency, and protection for dentists subjected to involuntary ratings.
J Mich Dent Assoc August 2022
The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association
Monthly, The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association brings news, information, and feature articles to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200+ members. No publication reaches more Michigan dentists! In this August 2022 issue, the reader will find the following original content:
- A cover story on choosing to partner with a Dental Service Organization (DSO)
- A conversation with three dentists on how and why they are involved with organized dentistry.
- A 10-Minute EBD on the efficacy of vacuum-formed removable orthodontic retainers
- News you need, an Editorial, a report from our ADA Trustee and regular department articles, Dentistry and …