title: [Patient care and dental ethics. III. The advice of an acupuncturist for the removal of dental amalgam].
abstract: On the advice of an acupuncturist a patient requests her dentist to remove her amalgam fillings which are of a good quality. The question is discussed whether there is a moral justification to gratify the wishes of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Faculteit der Wijsbegeert van de Vrije Universiteit te Amsterdam.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strijbos
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eijkman
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000009:adverse effects; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D020878:Device Removal / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam