title: [Dentistry and healthcare legislation 8. Registration and termination of registration of patients: the disciplinary judge determines the norm].
abstract: The extent of the responsibility to provide care which a dentist bears depends on whether a patient is registered with the dentist's practice. A dentist has the freedom not to register a patient with his practice, provided he does not violate the anti-discrimination laws or a cooperative professional agreement which the dentist has signed. No conditions are applied if a patient wishes to withdraw his registration, or a registration is withdrawn by mutual agreement. If a dentist wishes to terminate the treatment agreement unilaterally, this can only be done if serious reasons for doing so can be identified. The reasons for termination which will be accepted by disciplinary boards as serious depend very much on the conditions of the specific case. In cases of the unilateral termination of a treatment agreement on the part of a dentist, given the serious reasons for doing so, it is usually necessary for a dentist to take into consideration various requirements for careful conduct.
authors.affiliation: Uit de Tandartsenpraktijk Apeldoornseweg in Vaassen. wbrands1@kpnmail.nl
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Brands
authors.affiliation: Uit de Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering der Tandheelkunde.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: van der Ven
authors.affiliation: Uit de afdeling Conserverende en Preventieve Tandheelkunde van het Academisch Centrum voor Tandheelkunde Amsterdam.
authors.forename: M A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eijkman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007879:Legislation, Dental; D009426:Netherlands; D062209:Patient Handoff
vernacular_title: Tandheelkunde en gezondheidsrecht 8. In- en uitschrijven van patiënten: de tuchtrechter stelt de norm.