Avoiding perverse incentives

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Date

2015

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South African Dental Association

Abstract

A general dental practitioner was approached by a friend and colleague, a maxillo-facial surgeon, who had recently taken up rooms near her practice. He offered incentives to her for any surgical referrals she could provide. Furthermore, he said that since he was participating in a pharmaceutical research clinical trial, he could increase the incentive if she referred patients who were eligible for inclusion in the trial ... should the specialist's offer raise ethical concerns?

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Ethics, Dental ethics, Healthcare professionals, Dental professionals

Citation

Naidoo, S. (2015). Avoiding perverse incentives. South African Dental Journal, 70(4): 171 - 172