Medical Jurisprudence
Question 1. Write short note on dental jurisprudence.
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Write short note on jurisprudence.
Answer.
Dental jurisprudence
Dental jurisprudence is the application of legal statutes and regulations that pertain to State Dental Practice Act.
- Dentist must adhere to the federal, state and civil laws in all relations with the public.
- As an agent of the dentist, the assistant should be aware of different forms of jurisprudence and the role the assistant play in each case.
- Jurisprudence is divided into two parts civil law and criminal law.
- Most frequent law exercised in the dental care setting is civil law which is divided into two sub- classifications contracts and torts.
- If a civil charge is brought against a dentist, he or she becomes the defendant.
- The plaintiff, the person who is bringing the charges against the defendant must prove that a civil wrong was committed.
- If able to prove wrong doing, restitution is awarded to the plaintiff in a monetary amount of any pain, suffering and loss of wages that the dentist or dental treatment has caused.
- Criminal charges may be filed against a dentist for malicious injury, income tax evasion, narcotics misuse or any other criminal reason.
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Question 2. Write short note on COPRA.
Or
Write short note on Consumer Protection Act (COPRA).
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Write in brief on Consumer Protection Act (COPRA).
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Write short note on Consumer Protection Act.
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Write short answer on Consumer Protection Act.
Answer. Consumer Protection Act, 1986 came into force on 15th April, 1987.
- COPRA is the most progressive and comprehensive piece of legislation enacted for the protection of consumers.
- Main objective of COPRA is to provide for better protection of consumers.
- Provision of COPRA is compensatory in nature.
- COPRA provides simple, speedy and inexpensive readdressed to the consumer grievances and relief of a specific nature and award of compensation whichever is appropriate to the consumer.
- Amendments in COPRA were done in year 1993 and 2002 to extend its coverage and scope and for enhancing the powers of redressal machinery.
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Liabilities of COPRA
COPRA is liable to following:
- Medical/Dental practitioners doing independent medical/dental practice unless rendering only free service.
- Private hospitals charging all patients.
- Hospitals having free and paying patients. All free and paying patients receiving treatment in such hospitals.
- Medical or dental practitioners as well as hospitals who are paid by insurance company for treatment of a client.
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Nonliabilities of COPRA
COPRA is not liable to
- Collecting fee
- Referring patients
- Not attending on patients outside clinic timing
- Not accepting patients, in case of benefit of doubt.
Forums of COPRA
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Advantages of COPRA
- Administration of justice under COPRA is totally free.
- Consumer court does not levy court fee in respect of legal proceedings.
- Threw COPRA patients and their relatives get speedy redressal in cases of medical negligence.
- You can be your own lawyer before consumer courts, though appointment of lawyer is not prohibited.
- A consumer court does not encourage the appearance of lawyer and extensive long widened arguments.
- Procedural simplicity and amicable atmosphere prevailing in consumer courts is more encouraging as compared to lengthy and procedure oriented civil court proceedings.
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Disadvantages of COPRA
- Such courts remains weak because of inadequate facilities and funds from state governments.
- In some cases, appointments of politicians or low qualified persons on panel occur.
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