Avaliação do perfil dos profissionais da área de Ortodontia quanto às condutas legais / Profile evaluation of orthodontics professionals as for their legal actions
the population sample of the present study consisted of dental surgeons, active in the area of Orthodontics, and registered with Editora Dental Press - Maringá/PR, with a total sample size of 525 professionals. The research was conducted using a 17-question survey geared to these professionals. RESULTS AND
CONCLUSIONS:
the majority of participants in our study are specialized in Orthodontics; 75 percent of professionals use some sort of contract at the office/clinic; 73.7 percent of professionals periodically request maintenancex-rays; a large percentage of professionals (58.9 percent) keep patientrecords on file for life. The surveyed professionals demonstrate good knowledge of the Code of Ethics in Orthodontics, especially of Chapter XIV - on Communication.