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‫أخلاقيات طب الأسنان‬

free. He informed Hannan that in all his profession no patient sued
him. Also, the dislodgment of crown and extraction of the molar
was due to caries, which was hidden, not appeared in the radio-
graph as it is two planes and not from his fault. She responds “I
just don’t want to pay for that replacement as l am not anticipated
it at the balance. I will drop the suit if you do it at no cost to me.

Now the patient is concerned with the unanticipated extraction
and in her view is an opportunity for free dental implant. The pa-
tient is not claiming that the dentist did poor work but rather “I
just don’t want to pay to replace the molar. Now what Dr Hassan
can do? He continues to treat her and put the implant for free?
Attempt to persuade Hanan to drop the case as she will not win,
otherwise he will not complete her treatment? Leave her to sue
him and she will not win? Or what else he can do?

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