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Risk Management Rounds
Oral Surgery
Overview
The risk management issues facing oral surgeons are unique because their practice overlaps both medicine and dentistry and frequently involves extensive collaboration with practitioners of both professions. As such, they must understand not only their own responsibilities but those of both their dental and medical colleagues, such that they are prepared to intervene when others fall short in meeting their own obligations.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, a physician should be able to:
1. Explain the need for orally reviewing with new patients any written medical history questionnaires or other documents they provide.
2. Understand the importance of obtaining and reviewing the patient’s prior medical records.
3. Recognize the importance of communicating with the patient’s primary care physician and other care givers.
4. List the steps necessary to prevent positive test results from being filed away before they are brought to users’ attention.
5. Describe the duties of an oral surgeon in obtaining informed consent.
6. Understand their duties when the patient fails to follow medical advice for follow-up care or testing.
Target Audience
This course is designed for oral surgeons who want to limit their liability and avoid medical and surgical errors.
Methodology
This is a self-study course consisting of text and CME test. Physicians should read the course content, answer the test questions and submit the answers for scoring. Those who complete the course with a score of 80 percent or higher will earn a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM.
Faculty/Author
This course was developed by Rosemary Gafner, Ed.D. Dr. Gafner’s CV is available on request or online at https://www.medrisk.com/Medrisk/Faculty/CV/default.aspx.
CME Information
Medical Risk Management, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians. Medical Risk Management, Inc.designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is valid for release May 1, 2007 and expires on April 30, 2010.
Commercial Support
This activity was developed solely by Medical Risk Management, Inc. without any outside commercial support.
 Please check with your insurance carrier for approved courses before registering. Courses not approved by your insurance carrier will not be accepted by them for any discounts they may offer.
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