General dentist orthodontic practice in foreign legal systems

Ivan Toshio MARUO, Armando SAGA, Maria da Glória COLUCCI, Orlando TANAKA, Hiroshi MARUO

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.

Keywords: Orthodontics. Graduation course. General dentist. Legality. Foreign laws.

How to cite: Maruo IT, Saga A, Colucci MG, Tanaka O, Maruo H. General dentist orthodontic practice in foreign legal systems. Dental Press J Orthod. 2012 Mar-Apr;17(2):62-8.

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