Dentist's guilty plea of serious negligence rejected

Court ruling in another case involving doctor impacts latest decision by disciplinary panel

A patient's husband had filed a complaint in January 2017 with the SDC against Dr Wang Kit Man, who had carried out a tooth implant, for failing to give her proper care. PHOTO: PIXABAY
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The Singapore Dental Council (SDC) has rejected a dentist's plea that he had been guilty of serious negligence.

Instead, it only took Dr Wang Kit Man to task for "poor note taking" and fined him $10,000.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 23, 2019, with the headline Dentist's guilty plea of serious negligence rejected. Subscribe