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The dentist’s professional responsibility can be divided into that according to either criminal law or civil law (jurisprudence). Criminal responsibility is regulated by laws whereby you risk punishment, either as a fine or by jail sentencing, if you break the law.
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Solheim, T. (2014). Dentist’s Responsibility and Jurisprudence in Norway and Other Nordic Countries. In: Rötzscher, K. (eds) Forensic and Legal Dentistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01330-5_8
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