Sir, I write regarding Homeopathy and its ethical use in dentistry (BDJ 2011; 210: 291–292). In addition to the article there are two quite long letters in support of its use.
Lest your readers begin to think that there may be possible benefits of homeopathy I would draw their attention to the excellent article by Dr Kevin Smith.1 In this he looks at all the aspects of homeopathy but the critical part of his summary is 'A utilitarian analysis of the utilities and disutilities leads to the conclusion that homeopathy is ethically unacceptable and ought to be actively rejected by healthcare professionals'.
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Smith K . Against homeopathy – a utilitarian perspective. Bioethics 14 February 2011. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2010.01876.x (Epub ahead of print).
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Isaacson, K. Ethically unacceptable. Br Dent J 210, 558 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.489
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