Was the second dentist acting ethically

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Ethics ISSUE: Principles of ethics and professional conduct for all healthcare professions emphasize that healthcare practitioners have a responsibility to promote and advance the patient's welfare.

After misreading an X-ray, a dentist mistakenly removes a healthy incisor from a patient's mouth, then fits the patient with a fixed bridge that will not stay in place and causes the patient great pain. The patient sees a second dentist who repairs the damage done by the first dentist and remarks about the "shoddy quality" of the first dentist's work. The patient sues the first dentist for medical malpractice, and the defendant is found not guilty. Several jurors who hear the case express the opinion that the patient bears some responsibility for his injuries simply for seeing the first dentist.

1. Was the second dentist acting ethically when she criticized the first dentist's work? Explain your answer.

2. Might the dentist found not guilty in this scenario be subject to sanctions from the professional organization to which the dentist belongs? Explain your answer.

Reference no: EM133649523

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