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  • 20 May 2015

    WONG KIN KWOK MICHAEL v. THE DENTAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

    Citation
    WONG KIN KWOK MICHAEL v. THE DENTAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV183/2014

    The Council was entitled to find the appellant guilty of unprofessional conduct because he failed to perform adequate clinical and radiographic examination or provide palliative treatment when the patient complained of prolonged pain, and failed to offer prompt follow‑up after the patient was informed by another dentist of retained fragments; the absence of contemporaneous written entries, the long delay to the next appointment and the patient’s reaction supported the finding, and the appellate court must defer to the disciplinary committee’s professional judgment absent a plainly wrong concl…

  • 30 Jul 1999

    BRUNO ATZORI v. DR. CHAN KING PAN

    Citation
    BRUNO ATZORI v. DR. CHAN KING PAN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI792/1998

    The court found Dr. Chan breached his duty by deciding early to perform exploratory multi‑level spinal surgery without adequate neurological monitoring, objective evidence or proper trial of conservative treatment; the exploratory surgery was unnecessary, negligently planned and executed, and caused additional nerve damage and permanent disability; consequently the defendant is liable and the plaintiff is entitled to damages.