Abandonment of patient

Dentists often encounter situations such as where patients are rude, aggressive, noncompliant, delinquent in paying, do not have their own best interest in mind or believe they have exhausted every option to treat the patient and they need to discontinue the treatment of their patient. Unfortunately, it is not as easy as merely turning these patients away, cancelling their appointments or closing the doors on them. While it may seem simple to just turn them away, cancel their appointments or close the doors, there are several factors to consider before terminating the dentist-patient relationship. The practitioner needs to make an informed decision and take all necessary actions with complete confidence.