51-1-44. Limitation of liability for dental students.

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(a)
No dental student who participates in the provision of dental care or dental treatment under the supervision of a medical facility, academic institution, or dentist, as a part of an academic curriculum leading to the award of a dental degree, shall be liable for any civil damages to the patient as a result of any act or omission in such participation, except for willful or wanton misconduct.#
(b)
Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not be construed to affect or limit the liability of a medical facility, academic institution, or dentist.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 51-1-44, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1051, § 1.

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, Code Section 51-1-43, as enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1051, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 51-1-44.

Dentists, T. 43, C. 11.

For note on 1993 enactment of this Code section, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 228 (1993).

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Text read from t51-(v39)-2017-pdf.pdf, Volume V39, 2017 edition, pages 219 to 220; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 bc30a40687b2.