General dentist orthodontic practice in foreign legal systems
AUTOR(ES)
Maruo, Ivan Toshio, Saga, Armando, Colucci, Maria da Glória, Tanaka, Orlando, Maruo, Hiroshi
FONTE
Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2012-04
RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: General dentist orthodontic practice is a controversial issue and this paper aims to analyze it comparing foreign laws to Brazilian Legal System. METHODS: Regulations and scientific texts concerning orthodontic practice by general dentists, in Portuguese or English language, were sought. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Portugal clearly forbids general dentist orthodontic practice; United States of America do not clearly forbid general dentist orthodontic practice, but do regulate and promote campaigns to encourage public to seek specialist service; in Australia and England, corrective orthodontics are offered both by orthodontists and general dentists; it was not possible to evaluate how orthodontic services are provided in Eastern Europe; and the fact that general dentists are forbidden to practice corrective orthodontics in Brazilian Legal System is compatible to other countries policy.
