NHS dentist did more harm than good...

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Toothsmith wrote: »

It is up to the individual dentists providing treatment on their NHS contract what standard of dentistry they provide. If they provide crap, rushed dentistry - then that is their fault and their responsibility.

If someone cannot provide decent treatment (even if it's limited within the rules) Then they shouldn't be providing NHS treatment - and they shouldn't be making up extra 'rules' to suit themselves.

Quite.

If a patient / client of a regulated professional (in whatever field) genuinely receives an unprofessional service then it could be argued it is their duty to complain to the regulator so that it can be investigated. That could serve to protect others from suffering in the same way.

It should not be up to the patient / client to make allowances for the apparent shortcomings of the system in which the professional works. The patient / client has no control whatsoever over the system.

izzybella16

Some aspects of the NHS dental contract are more profitable for the dentist than others, when the NHS brought it into force they expected dentists to carry out all treatments equally regardless of how profitable they are. Of course this does not happen and the less profitable treatments are either rushed or refused a lot of the time.

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izzybella16 wrote: »

Some aspects of the NHS dental contract are more profitable for the dentist than others, when the NHS brought it into force they expected dentists to carry out all treatments equally regardless of how profitable they are. Of course this does not happen and the less profitable treatments are either rushed or refused a lot of the time.

Ah

Is that why somebody with a name very much like yours was suspended from the register?