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Waiving the copay for people who have insurance but can't afford the copay.

Trying to separate the influence of the cost of a procedure and recommendations for treatment.

overtreating for profit if the need is borderline

Pricing of services, what to do if you do the wrong treatment, how you treat your employees, etc.

Dealing with iatrogenic dentistry from patient's who came to your office after seeing another provider or not properly billing insurance to make it financially easier on certain patients.

Dealing with billing.

Patient wants existing amalgam restorations removed, even though they have not shown defects after several years in the mouth.

Patient may not be able to afford the treatment that would be the best long term solution

Patients asking to charge their insurance for multiple treatments that are not needed in order to cover a tire cost of their actual treatment plan. (Insurance fraud)

Friends and relatives that expect a discount from you because you know them.

Balancing the needs of my patients with the needs of my staff, patients who want work that I don't feel I can ethically provide

family member asks you to write them a prescription

Having a patient in pain who can't pay for treatment. Do you treat for free or not?

Should I give treatment to treat an urgent need, if the long term solution by the pt is not wanted?

Pt: I want you to do _____ and if you don't I will go somewhere else.

Would it be ethical to charge difference prices for the same services throughout your career.

giving discounts to long-term patient's or friends vs. new patient's

Having a patient ask for treatment that is ultimately not in their best interest from a healthcare standpoint.

Respecting patient autonomy when the patient does not want the recommended procedure and chooses no treatment

Waiving deductibles and copays

Pressure to increase production, especially if working corporate.

Should I pay my employees more at the expense of my patients?

Treatment planning with patients that are wanting just esthetics even though they have other cavities.

To treat a patient for free. To deny or approve a patient treatment based on their income.

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When dealing with a minor patient, he/she parental figure could request from me to give the patient veneers on all her teeth.

An example of an ethical dilemma that one may face as a practice owner would be the attempt to conservatively treat patients even if it meant making less profit.

doing a procedure that is worth more money but not the best treatment for the patient

A patient who wants their amalgam fillings replaced with composite just for the esthetics.

Should I fire you?