Subsection 2: Duties of dental surgeons towards patients.

The presence of the attending dental surgeon at a surgical operation entitles him to separate fees, but only if this presence has been requested or accepted by the patient or his family.

Any sharing of fees between dentists and practitioners of any medical discipline is strictly forbidden. Each practitioner must charge his or her own personal fees. The acceptance, solicitation or offer of a fee-splitting arrangement, even if unfulfilled, constitutes serious professional misconduct. The distribution of dividends between members of a partnership does not constitute prohibited fee-splitting.

The choice of assistants, operating assistants or anaesthetists cannot be imposed on the attending dental surgeon. Each of the doctors or dental surgeons working in this capacity must submit their fees directly.