It so happens that one of the owners -and founder of the company- is not a dentist and has had a professional relationship in the past with other chains and franchises in the dental sector, according to the interested party himself on his LinkedIn profile.

To avoid this type of health scandal, the General Council of Dentists has spent years demanding the modification of Law 2/2007, on Professional Societies. This includes measures to ensure that business control remains in the hands of registered professionals and that Professional Associations can establish deontological control for those companies that carry out activities for which compulsory registration is required, as is the case with self-employed dentists.

Likewise, the General Council of Dentists calls for the competent authorities to also take part in this matter, who should adopt the necessary measures to prevent health from becoming a bubble similar to real estate.

What patients affected by the closure should do

It is recommended that people affected by the closure of Smydent take the following precautions:

• Contact the regional departments responsible for health and consumption and the consumer and user associations in their territorial demarcation, where they will be informed about their rights and the legal actions they must take, including the possibility of stopping payment for the treatments financed and not completed.
• Keep all the documentation they may have (advertising brochures, budgets, credit contracts, appointment receipts, history, diagnostic tests, etc.).
• Request a copy of your medical records.
• Seek legal advice in the event that malpractice is considered to have occurred.

Finally, the General Council of Dentists of Spain shows all its support for the people affected by the closure of this chain of dental clinics and requests both the Ministry and the Health Departments to adopt the pertinent measures to prevent them from happening again. produce scandals of this type. In the same way, it shows its willingness to collaborate with the authorities to ensure ethical and quality Dentistry at the service of citizens.