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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1575
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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1575 -
REQUIRING PRACTITIONERS OF DENTISTRY TO KEEP RECORDS OF THEIR PATIENTS
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WHEREAS,
the identification of persons is a necessary factor in solving crimes
and in settling certain disputes such as claims for damages, insurance,
and inheritance;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, in those cases where the identification of persons cannot be
established through the regular means, identification through
definition has been proven to be necessary and effective; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, however, records of dentition of persons are often not
available due to the lack of systematic recording by dental
practitioners of the dental history of their patients.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby
order and decree the following:cralaw:red
Section 1. It shall be obligatory upon all
practitioners of dentistry to keep and maintain an accurate and
complete record of the dentition of all their patients which shall
include a history and description of the patient's dentition and the
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Section 2. Upon the lapse of ten years from the last
entry, dental practitioners shall turn over the dental records of their
patients to the National Bureau of Investigation for record purposes:
Provided, that the said practitioners may retain copies thereof for
their own files.
Section 3. Any violation of the provisions of this
Decree shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred pesos
nor more than one thousand pesos.
Section 4. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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