Docs up in arms over website listing their profiles

Repeated requests for DoctorxDentist to remove their details denied, they say

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A war of attrition over the right to list and profile medical practitioners in Singapore on a website run by a start-up has snowballed, with hundreds of doctors wanting to be disassociated from it.

They have taken issue with the DoctorxDentist (DxD) website, which profiles medical professionals, allows purported patients to review the doctors and facilitates appointments. It also offers cost estimates for consultation.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 14, 2020, with the headline Docs up in arms over website listing their profiles. Subscribe