Regulating the Medical Profession in Nigeria: The Medical and Dental Practitioners Council in Perspective
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Date
2021
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AIPGG Journal of Humanities and Peace Studies
Abstract
The medical personnel are bound by the provisions of law guiding
the operations and practice of the Medical profession in Nigeria to
ensure strict adherence to the medical code of conduct. Using the
legal approach, this paper interrogates the institutional
mechanism for enforcing these regulations by studying the Medical
and Dental Practitioner Council of Nigeria's activities. It also
explores the Medical Doctor's patient’s relationship to ascertain
the extent to which the regulatory body has sanctioned erring
doctors who violated the code of conduct/ethics of the medical
profession in Nigeria. The article argues that the absence of a
regulatory framework breeds indiscipline. It concludes that the
Medical and Dental Practitioner Council of Nigeria should rise to
their responsibility to restore confidence in a would-be patient that
may likely seek medical advice or solution to their problems.