Naidoo, Sudeshni2015-03-252015-03-252013Naidoo, S. (2013). The importance of communication between members of the dental team. South African Dental Journal (SADJ), 68 (10): 480-4811029-4864http://hdl.handle.net/10566/1399A patient, accompanied by the daughter with whom she lived, visited a dentist for extraction of her six remaining lower teeth. She had last been to the practice two years earlier, when two teeth were extracted without incident. She had since suffered myocardial infarction and was receiving regular anti-coagulant therapy.enThis file may be freely used for educational uses. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the South African Dental Association (SADA). Note that the SADA retains all intellectual property rights in the article.Extraction of teethDental ethicsCommunicationMyocardial infarctionArticle