False Dental Caries Case Study

The False Dental Caries
An example of the professional issue is the typical case in which a person visited the dentist to make a simple checkup and received a misdiagnosis. The patient was diagnosed with the presence of dental caries for the Doctor who is working since a few weeks with us in this clinic. In addition, the patient has applied the principle of autonomy. She decided to refuse the treatment recommended by the doctor.

Because this person has been our patient since long time ago, and I already reviewed her medical history and service rendered, I suspect that the diagnosed given for the dentist lack of credibility. In this situation, I would speak with the Doctor in the professional way to convince him to respect the decision of the patient and do not proceed to do it any procedure or treatment to the patient in which the principle of nonmaleficence may be
Immediately, the routine visit, becomes a problem, that we did not even count. At best, we have taken the decision to wait to have the money or go to another Dentist who can give us a better price. It is at that moment when our surprise was heard "fortunately I must tell you, that you have very good oral health, your teeth are in perfect state, and you do not need to make any fillings."
Sometimes dentist said that the reasons for this exaggerated care plan are because some dentists are a little bit more aggressive and some are more conservative. However, the reality it is why people are misdiagnosed by the dentist that they truth? Who with great propriety and authority has diagnosed us about the presence of something that we do not really have? He is the doctor and is who knows what we really need. That is why for the great majority of us, it is his valuation that counts since he is the doctor and is supposed to help us solve a problem, not cause it.
In fact, this is a really ethic