AAOM Clinical Practice Statement: Risk Assessment

Publication date: Available online 19 March 2016
Source:Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
Author(s): Craig S. Miller
PurposeThe AAOM affirms that the patient evaluation process requires inclusion of determination of risk associated with dental treatment. Risk assessment is essential for the delivery of safe and appropriate dental care as well as the overall health of the patient.MethodsThis statement is based on a review of the current dental and medical literature related to the importance of risk assessment with respect to dental treatment. A MEDLINE search was conducted using the terms "medical risk", "risk assessment", "surgery", "invasive", "procedure", "medical history", and "dentistry". Expert opinions and best current practices were relied upon when clinical evidence was not available.



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