Awareness of Consumer Protection act and Professional Indemnity Claim Among Medical and Dental College Health Professionals of Vadodara, Gujarat-A Review CG Ajithkrishnan Dr.*, Professor and Head, Tw Milind Dr.**, Post Graduate student, Thanveer K Dr.***, Reader * Department of Public Health Dentistry, K. M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara ** Department of Public Health Dentistry, K. M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara *** Department of Public Health Dentistry, K. M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara Abstract Aim- To assess the awareness of consumer protection act and professional indemnity claim among medical and dental college health professionals of Vadodara. Material & Methods- A cross-sectional survey was conducted among health professionals of Vadodara city. A total of 245 health professionals (96 medical and 149 dental) participated in the study. A structured, self designed questionnaire was used for collection of data. Chi-square test was used to compare the awareness of medico-legal issues between medical and dental health professionals, at p< 0.05 level of significance. Results- The result of the present study shows that medical professional had good awareness regarding consumer protection act and professional indemnity claim compared to the dental professionals. T Conclusion- The results illustrated that, most of the participants were unaware of consumer protection act and professional indemnity claim hence showed an immediate need to update the understanding of these issues to be on a legally safer side. Top Keywords Medico-legal issues, Awareness, COPRA, Professional indentity claim. Top |