French Public Health Code
In forceThere can be no joint practice of the profession without a written contract submitted to the local Dental Council, which respects the professional independence of each dental surgeon.
In accordance with
articles L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-12, contracts or amendments must be communicated to the Conseil départemental de l'ordre, which will check that they comply with the principles of this code of ethics and, if any exist, with the clauses of the standard contracts drawn up by the Conseil national de l'ordre.
Any agreement or partnership contract or rider with a professional purpose concluded between one or more dental surgeons, on the one hand, and one or more members of other health professions, on the other hand, must be communicated to the Conseil départemental de l'ordre des chirurgiens-dentistes. The latter will forward it, with its opinion, to the national council, which will examine whether the contract is compatible with the laws in force and with the code of ethics, in particular with the independence of dental surgeons.
Draft agreements, contracts or endorsements drawn up with a view to the application of the present article are communicated to the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre, which must make its observations known within one month.
The dental surgeon must sign and submit to the departmental council a declaration stating on his honour that he has not entered into any counter-agreement relating to the contract submitted to the council for examination.
