In article , "Peter Gottlieb"
writes:

If there was no legal requirement to carry
insurance and no way for the public to know whether or not their
practicioner carried it the public would suddenly be at a major
disadvantage. How would you propose to set this up?


Litigation being what it is, you have to have insuarnce to practice, or you
risk losong everything you own. Further, most banks and dental insurance
companies will not do business with you if you are not insured.

Aside from which, I could forge a license just as easily as as I could forge a
certificate of insurance. No one checks validity except the dental insurance
companies you contract with. They verify it with the carrier.

--
Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
PP-ASEL
Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG