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Dealing with a dentist who has recommended unnecessary treatment. 2014

Kevin A Henner, and Jeffrey C Esterburg

Dr. Henner practices general dentistry in Deer Park, N.Y., and was the chair of the American Dental Association Council on Ethics, Bylaws and Judicial Affairs when the manuscript of this article was written.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012017	Referral and Consultation	The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.	Consultation,Gatekeepers, Health Service,Hospital Referral,Second Opinion,Consultation and Referral,Health Service Gatekeepers,Hospital Referrals,Referral,Referral, Hospital,Referrals, Hospital,Consultations,Gatekeeper, Health Service,Health Service Gatekeeper,Opinion, Second,Opinions, Second,Referrals,Second Opinions
D003813	Dentistry	The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.
D003815	Dentists	Individuals licensed to practice DENTISTRY.	Dentists, Pediatric,Dentists, Prosthetic,Dentists, Restorative,Periodontists,Prosthodontists,Dentist,Dentist, Pediatric,Dentist, Prosthetic,Dentist, Restorative,Pediatric Dentist,Pediatric Dentists,Periodontist,Prosthetic Dentist,Prosthetic Dentists,Prosthodontist,Restorative Dentist,Restorative Dentists
D004990	Ethics, Dental	The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the dentist, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the dentist in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families. (From Stedman, 25th ed)	Dental Ethics,Dental Ethic,Ethic, Dental
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019564	Unnecessary Procedures	Diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative procedures prescribed and performed by health professionals, the results of which do not justify the benefits or hazards and costs to the patient.	Surgery, Unnecessary,Unnecessary Surgery,Procedure, Unnecessary,Procedures, Unnecessary,Unnecessary Procedure
D032781	Codes of Ethics	Systematic statements of principles or rules of appropriate professional conduct, usually established by professional societies.	Ethical Codes,Ethical Oaths,Code of Ethics,Codes of Professional Ethics,Ethical Directives,Code, Ethical,Codes, Ethical,Directive, Ethical,Directives, Ethical,Ethical Code,Ethical Directive,Ethical Oath,Ethics Code,Ethics Code, Professional,Ethics Codes,Ethics Codes, Professional,Oath, Ethical,Oaths, Ethical,Professional Ethics Code,Professional Ethics Codes