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the interest of public health.
3. He should observe the provisions of the State
Acts like Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940;
Pharmacy Act, 1948; Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic substances Act, 1985;
Environmental Protection Act, 1986; Drugs and
Magic Remedies (Objectionable
Advertisement) Act, 1954; Persons with
Disabilities (Equal Opportunities and Full
Participation) Act, 1995 and Bio - Medical
Waste (Management and Handling).
Rules, 1998 and such other Acts, Rules,
Regulations made by the Central/State
Governments or local Administrative Bodies or
any other relevant Act relating to the protection
and promotion of public health.
j. Signing Professional Certificates, Reports
and other Documents:
1. A Registered Dental Surgeon involved
independently in the treatment of dental and
oral surgical problems may be called upon to
sign certificates, notifications, reports etc. He is
bound to issue such certificates and to sign
them.
2. Documents relating to disability, injury in the
oral and maxillofacial region and deaths
occurring while under the care of such dental
surgeons should be signed by them in their
professional capacity for subsequent use in the
courts or for administrative purposes etc.
(Attached Image on next page – Appendix 4).
3. Any registered dental surgeon who is shown
to have signed or given under his name and
authority any such certificate, notification,
report or document of a similar character which
is untrue, misleading or improper, is liable to
have his name deleted from the Register.
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(B) Duties of Dental Practitioners to their
Patients
a. Obligations to Patients:
1. Though a Dental Surgeon is not bound to
treat each and every person asking his
services, he should attend emergencies
reporting to the clinic and should be mindful of
the high character of his/her mission and the
responsibility he discharges in the course of his
professional duties.
2. The Dental Surgeon should see patients at
their hour of appointment as far as possible
unless he is unable to do so due to unforeseen
delays.
3. He should never forget that the health and the
lives of those entrusted to his care depend on
his skill and attention.
4. A Dental Surgeon should endeavour to add to
the comfort of the sick by making his visits at the
hour indicated to the patients.
5. A Dental surgeon advising a patient to seek
service of another Dental Surgeon or physician
is acceptable.
6. However, in case of a medical emergency, a
Dental Surgeon must institute standard care
including resuscitation in case of cardiac
episodes, for which all dental surgeons must be
adequately trained in basic life support.
7. A Dental Surgeon can refuse treatment using
his discretion but it should not be on the basis of
any discrimination of colour, caste, religion,
nationality or the presence of ailments such as
HIV or other contagious diseases.
8. However, in keeping with the dictum of
medical care, the dental surgeon must
‘continue to treat’ if he / she has accepted the
patient for treatment.
Vol. 15
No. 1
Jan-April 2019