The Specialty and Standards of Care

This lecture will discuss standards of care in light of recent events impacting the specialty of orthodontics. Dr. Tadlock will discuss why standards are important to the specialty and what standards are reasonable at this time, given the available research.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss why standards of care are important and necessary for the specialty.
• Recognize areas of patient care where standards can currently be developed.
• Recognize areas where patient care standards can’t be developed without additional research.