Muslim dentist 'refused to treat woman unless she wore headscarf'

by: Salaam

Thu May 07, 2009 at 20:53:51 PM EDT

Two years ago Mr Butt was reprimanded by the GDC for telling an Asian mother-of-two he would not register her unless she wore the Muslim hijab.

Now he faces another two charges relating to a further two women who complained about their treatment in 2006 and 2007.

One patient had to leave the Unsworth Smile Clinic in Bury in pain in June 2007 because she would not wear the religious headdress, it was said.

Her family, who had been searching for a dentist since moving to the area a year earlier, were all refused treatment, it was claimed.

The woman's husband, known only as Mr C, was called into a private room at the surgery where Mr Butt asked him to impose a dress code on his wife, the GMC heard.

When Mr C asked to see an admissions policy backing up the request, Mr Butt could not provide one, the hearing was told.

Story here.