Spring 2024

Ending professional relationships with patients

Simon Kidd
BySimon Kidd
Published18 March 2024
A DDU member called for advice after being told to deregister a demanding patient by their practice manager.

If you believe there has been an irretrievable breakdown in the relationship, then it would clearly be in no-one's best interests for it to continue.

This page was correct at publication on 18/03/2024. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Simon Kidd
Dento-legal adviser

BDS Dip.MJDF MFDS MCGDent LLM DLM Simon gained his BDS in 2007 at the University of Glasgow and worked as a general dental practitioner in Scotland for 17 years. He attained the MJDF in 2010 and went on to gain a Master's Degree (LLM) in Healthcare Law and Ethics in 2020. Simon was a vocational trainer for many years and represented dentists on advisory groups and committees including the LDC. He now works full-time for the DDU as a dento-legal adviser.

Ending professional relationships with patients