White Teeth - Ontario Canada Bans Health Providers From Treating Spouses Or Partners

Ontario Court of Appeal decision says ZERO TOLERANCE RULE bans health providers from treating spouses or partners.The College is advising members, on a go forward basis, to reconsider the wisdom of providing dental treatment to romantic partners and spouses, as a result of an Ontario Court of Appeal decision in February. While the College received a letter in 1995 from the Minister of Health permitting treatment of spouses, that landscape appears to have changed.The appeal court unanimously ruled that even if a regulated health care providerâ??s sexual relationship with a partner predated their professional relationship, that provider has committed sexual abuse and risks losing his or her licence for at least five years, if a complaint is filed and there is a referral of specified allegati...