title: If I learn the identity of a patient's new dentist, should I inform the dentist of the patient's health history, given that the patient has indicated he will not share this information in full?
authors.affiliation: American Dental Association Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs, USA.
authors.forename: Walter I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Chinoy
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000941:ethics*; D026686:Beneficence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008192:Deception; D003729:Dental Care / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003792:Dental Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D003815:Dentists / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations / Q000941:ethics; D008487:Medical History Taking; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence