Union warns dentists NOT to treat morbidly obese patients over fears they could break clinic chairs leading to a lawsuit

The Daily Mail reports:

Dentists are being told not to treat extremely heavy patients for fear of getting sued.

Patients weighing more than 20st should be sent to specialist clinics, dentists are being warned unless their clinics have dental chairs specially designed to bear heavier people.

The advice, from the Dental Defence Union (DDU) which indemnifies dentists, comes as new figures show the number of ‘morbidly obese’ people in Britain has rocketed over the past 25 years.

‘An increasing number of dental professionals are contacting the DDU about whether they can safely treat patients weighing more than 20st, the weight limit for many dental chairs,’ Rupert Hoppenbrouwers, former head of the DDU, warned.

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