Abstract:
The effective practising of dentistry requires that dentists
and dental technicians work hand in hand, having mutual
respect for each other, while maintaining the highest
standards in each of their respective disciplines. From a
limited survey of dentists and dental technicians it seems
that a small portion of our profession have misinterpreted
the concept of “hand in hand” to be one of gross
perverse incentives, corruption, collusion and dishonesty.
This article may come as a shock to some and a revelation
of what is known to be true to others. The issues
discussed have generally been kept as “Dental family secrets”,
however, the authors believe that these practices
need to be uncovered if we want to put an end to this
behaviour.
