Levantamento das jurisprudências de processos de responsabilidade civil contra o cirurgião-dentista nos Tribunais do Brasil por meio da Internet / Survey on jurisprudences of civil liability lawsuits against dentists in Brazilian Courts via the Internet

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

The civil liability act is one of the resources provided by law, which can be used by any patient in order to bring a legal action for damages against dentists. With the increase in the number of cases, the necessity of a sound knowledge on the features of these lawsuits has proportionally augmented, so that the professionals may have a solid orientation to protect themselves, and in case of a legal process, be able to produce their competent defense. In view of this fact, the checking of the jurisprudences concerning dentistscivil liability becomes of paramount importance, since in Brazil there are no studies analyzing this matter. The objective of this study has been to survey the jurisprudences of civil liability lawsuits against dentists, by using the Internet, as well as to present an outlook on jurisprudences related to the main topics in Brazilian Courts. When possible, data have been obtained regarding the origin, professional obligation, legal basis, defendant, inversion of the burden of proof, and more demanded dental specialties. In order to facilitate the comparison between the Brazilian states, a coefficient of procedural experience has been proposed. This coefficient correlates the number of legal processes and the quantity of dentists. 482 jurisprudences have been studied: 01, in the Federal Supreme Court; 03, in the Supreme Court of Justice, and 478, in the State Courts and the Federal District. From these 478, it has been possible to verify an increasing trend in the number and quantity of the states which have experienced lawsuits. As to the origin, 18.6% have been considered contractual, while 6%, extracontractual. 10.6% have been regarded as obligation de résultat (obligation of result), and 4.1%, as obligation de moyens (obligation of means). 58.15% have been legally based on the Subjective Theory, whereas 8.15%, on the Objective Theory. The liability of the defendant has been evaluated as direct in 99.3%, and indirect in 0.6%. The granting of the inversion of the burden of proof has occurred in 2.7% of the cases. It has been possible to identify the dental specialties in 48.3%, from which the most cited ones have been: dental surgery (32.9%), prosthodontics (26.4%), orthodontics (15.6%), implantology (13%), endodontics (6.5%), periodontics (2.6%), pediatrics (1.7%), pathology (0.9%), and finally, temporomandibular joint dysfunction and orofacial pain (0.4%). The states presenting the largest quantity of legal processes have been: Rio de Janeiro, with 107, Minas Gerais with 101, São Paulo with 94, Rio Grande do Sul with 75, the Federal District with 32. Concerning the coefficient of procedural experience, in Brazil, 2.23 professionals have already experienced lawsuits out of 1,000. The Southern Region has had more lawsuits, followed by the Central-Western, Southeastern, Northern, and Northeastern ones. In relation to the states and the Federal District, it has been noted that the Federal District have presented 6.22 professionals who have faced civil lawsuit out of 1,000; Rio Grande do Sul, 5.95; Rio de Janeiro, 4.22; Minas Gerais, 3.82; Rondônia, 2.15; Paraná, 1.91; Mato Gosso do Sul, 1.81; Espírito Santo, 1.75; Santa Catarina, 1.36; São Paulo, 1.31; Bahia, 1.13; Goiás, 1.06; Tocantins, 0.89; Alagoas, 0.54; Rio Grande do Norte, 0.43; and Pernambuco, 0,18.

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odontologia legal tribunal ações dentista judicial ubuntu coeficiente experiência processual dentistry responsabilidade civil cirurgião-dentista internet processo jurisprudência tribunais levantamento odontologia civil liability surgeon-dentist legal dentistry

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