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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-00152023000100048</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Responsabilidad profesional derivada del ejercicio de la odontología en Costa Rica: I Parte]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Professional liability in the practice of dentistry in Costa Rica: Part I]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Fallas Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lucía]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Chaves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Organismo de Investigación Judicial  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>48</fpage>
<lpage>55</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152023000100048&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152023000100048&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152023000100048&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El aumento a nivel mundial de las denuncias por responsabilidad profesional en Ciencias de la Salud hace imprescindible que quienes ejerzan esta profesión deban conocer las implicaciones de su labor, así como cumplir con los principios bioéticos y jurídicos para garantizar una sana relación odontólogo-paciente. Es importante comprender que el ejercicio de la odontología en Costa Rica está regulado por normas, códigos y leyes como cualquier otra actividad humana en un Estado de Derecho.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The number of complaints related to professional liability in health sciences has increased worldwide, it is essential for dental professionals to be aware of the implications of their labor, as well as to comply with bioethical and legal principles to ensure a healthy dentist-patient relationship. It is important to understand that the practice of dentistry in Costa Rica is regulated by norms, codes, and laws like any other human activity in a State governed by the rule of law.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Práctica profesional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bioética]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[odontología]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Professional practice]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[bioethics]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[dentistry]]></kwd>
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