HI there, I feel this dentist is being unfairly judged on here. Tracy chose to make this public on a forum, as anybody is free to share their experience to hopefully help others. In this case, it was a negative report.

Because this dentist in a way was forced to also get on here
to defend his position (wouldn't you?) he's now criticised for doing so and told he's breached her confidentiality, which he has not.

This is not putting Tracy down, but just seeing this from any perspective, no matter who the accuser is. This dentist has not conducted himself in an unethical manner, nor breached any aspect of confidentiality, in fact, I feel he has been very controlled and respectful, considering the risk to his career.

If someone brings this up on a forum, surely the accused has a right to reply? I am certain he is trying to work this out with Tracy offline as well, and hope that is happening, but if he's continuing to be criticised up on a forum for giving his side and case, then he has a right to respond and defend, which he's trying to do.

Sorry, that is my view. Tracy, this is not against you, so I want to make that very clear. I am speaking only of a person's right to defend, regardless of whether they are right or wrong. His case should be heard. As Tracy's was also.

And I'm disappointed and bewildered at the unfair attacks on his position from others who for reasons I do not understand keep stating he's breached confidentiality, when he has certainly not done this. He's had to address this in some detail on occassion in order to efficiently defend his case, in some areas it may seem he's bordering on the personal, but I found it very carefully done and saw mainly he tried to address the dental side as much as he could. I gathered from what I read, that there were some VERY personal sides to this that may have impacted far more in this case than we realise. In sharing that, it may have helped this dentist far more with his case and the reader to understand, but due to patient confidentiality, he is unable to share that and he has respected that.

I know many of us are angry with some dentists, or things have happened because of them in our lives. Unfortunately, this can then cause us to have it in for them, so it won't matter what he says or how he defends himself, he may find himself attacked regardless. Or have every aspect of his post pinpointed and picked at.

I find that unfair, and I think no matter what our experience, to see things also from his perspective as well as Tracy's is only fair.

Once again, as he stated, he has only brought up things that was already stated on a public forum before. So I'm not taking sides here at all, I feel for Tracy, but I do feel for him as well.

It is right to defend and address the situation as clearly as possible so the reader "may' get a better idea of the situation.

I hope they both can sort something out. I don't feel there was any deliberate malice here, just a very difficult situation!