Doyal L, Cannell H
Joint Department of Human Science and Medical Ethics, London Hospital.
Br Dent J. 1993 Feb 6;174(3):95-101. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4808094.
Traditionally, the dental profession has endorsed the view that one member should not make public--to patients or colleagues--criticisms of the work of another. Recently, the General Medical Council has disagreed, stating that there may well be circumstances when doctors should not protect colleagues from the consequences of their own mistakes. In this paper we endorse this view. We argue that 'whistle blowing' is appropriate in dentistry as well when its aim is to protect patients from the serious harm to which ignoring such errors might lead.
传统上，牙科行业一直秉持这样一种观点，即一名成员不应向患者或同事公开对另一名成员工作的批评。最近，英国医学总会对此表示反对，称在某些情况下，医生很可能不应保护同事免受其自身错误后果的影响。在本文中，我们赞同这一观点。我们认为，当“揭发”的目的是保护患者免受忽视此类错误可能导致的严重伤害时，在牙科领域也是合适的。
