title: A case of collegial communication and a patient who does not pay.
abstract: Four individuals who teach ethics in dental schools comment on a case in which negative financial information is revealed by one dentist when transferring records of a potential patient to another dentist. All commentators find varying degrees of ethical problem with disclosing such information. Professional codes discourage this practice. All commentators stress the importance of the potential new dentist developing a relationship based on professional standards, with the greatest emphasis placed on the patient's health needs. Several of the commentators discuss positive ways of conducting a patient interview, including specific useful language.
authors: University of the Pacific, USA. bpeltier@pacific.edu
authors: Bruce
authors: B
authors: Peltier
authors: Alvin
authors: A
authors: Rosenblum
authors: Muriel J
authors: MJ
authors: Bebeau
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Koerber
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D032781:Codes of Ethics / Q000145:classification; D003142:Communication; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics; D003729:Dental Care / Q000941:ethics*; D003792:Dental Records; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D003815:Dentists / Q000941:ethics*; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D009042:Motivation; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000941:ethics; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States