This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It offers a practical guide to the fundamental legal principles and concepts that need to be understood by all dentists.Gives a detailed understanding of key areas such as consent and negligenceHighlights the clinical risk areas in general dental practice and ways of managing these risksHelps the dentist address the prime concern that treatments should be defensible and justifiableTakes account of variations in law within British Isles and Ireland - eg Scottish law.