09-25-2007, 11:41 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Muslim doctor 'forced' patient to wear headscarf</b>
London, September 25: A Muslim dentist in Britain has allegedly humiliated a female patient by "forcing" her to wear an Islamic headscarf.
Dr Omer Butt, the brother of a self-confessed Islamic extremist, told the woman he wouldn't treat her if she didn't cover her head, the Daily Mail reported, quoting the unnamed patient's lawyer John Snell as saying.
The woman was in so much pain that she agreed to borrow a headscarf from an assistant at Butt's clinic in Bury but she stormed out of the surgery when the 31-year-old doctor quoted Islamic religious texts at her, Snell said.
The woman, who works as a government nurse, has lodged a complaint with the General Dental Council in Britain. "Butt told her she needed to wear appropriate Muslim dress and there ensued something of a dispute," Snell told the Council.
"During the course of this discussion, Patient A (the woman) asked Butt what would happen if she refused to wear a headscarf. It is her evidence that Butt said she could not be treated as an National Health Service patient if she refused," the lawyer told the panel.
However, Butt has refuted the allegations. In fact, following her complaint, he also wrote a letter to the Council praising 'Allah' and saying, "May Allah protect us all from the evils of Shaitan (Satan)," the daily claimed.
According to Council guidelines, Butt could be struck off if he is found guilty of serious professional misconduct.
The charges say that he undermined public confidence in his profession by "discriminating against a patient and failed to act in her best interests".
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London, September 25: A Muslim dentist in Britain has allegedly humiliated a female patient by "forcing" her to wear an Islamic headscarf.
Dr Omer Butt, the brother of a self-confessed Islamic extremist, told the woman he wouldn't treat her if she didn't cover her head, the Daily Mail reported, quoting the unnamed patient's lawyer John Snell as saying.
The woman was in so much pain that she agreed to borrow a headscarf from an assistant at Butt's clinic in Bury but she stormed out of the surgery when the 31-year-old doctor quoted Islamic religious texts at her, Snell said.
The woman, who works as a government nurse, has lodged a complaint with the General Dental Council in Britain. "Butt told her she needed to wear appropriate Muslim dress and there ensued something of a dispute," Snell told the Council.
"During the course of this discussion, Patient A (the woman) asked Butt what would happen if she refused to wear a headscarf. It is her evidence that Butt said she could not be treated as an National Health Service patient if she refused," the lawyer told the panel.
However, Butt has refuted the allegations. In fact, following her complaint, he also wrote a letter to the Council praising 'Allah' and saying, "May Allah protect us all from the evils of Shaitan (Satan)," the daily claimed.
According to Council guidelines, Butt could be struck off if he is found guilty of serious professional misconduct.
The charges say that he undermined public confidence in his profession by "discriminating against a patient and failed to act in her best interests".
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