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This company bought a dental practice from a dentist that I occasionally visited. I don't know when the transaction happened. When I made an appointment, I made it clear that I did not belong to a medical aid fund and that I was going to pay cash. When I arrived there, I became aware that they already have my full dental history which they purchased without my knowledge or permission from the previous dentist (now deceased). They then wanted to get all sorts of other irrelevant details from me, including my home address, ID and consent for them to sue me for the bill even though I had made it clear that I was paying cash. I refused to give additional information that had nothing to do with the simple assessment of one tooth that I needed. The receptionist told me that the computer demanded the details, and I told her to let the computer know I will not share details that they cannot justify. Then the dentist told me that a dentist's relationship with a patient is based on trust, and therefore I have to trust them with gathering unnecessary details over and above what they already had even though then never got anything from me. I made it clear that "trust" does not include trading with my personal details, including my medical details, and that this trust was breached when they went against the POPI act by obtaining my personal details. She then indicated that they obtained my personal details when purchasing the practice by means of "imp**** consent" but I am absolutely sure that I NEVER gave consent - imp**** or otherwise - to be used as a piece of merchandise in a transaction that I was not even aware of. The dentist refused to hand over my medical details that are of no use to them whatsoever, because they paid for the records. Thankfully dental practices will in the future be phased out, together with the legal practices that are implicit in these activities.
Best regards,
Best regards,
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