A dental practice in the U.K. declined to take a man who weighed about 320 lbs as a new patient because he exceeded the weight limit of its dental chairs, according to a story recently published in Norwich Evening News.
On March 25, Jack Framingham, 26, signed up as a new patient at Taverham Dental Health Clinic in Suffolk only to be informed the next day that he exceeded the 294-lb weight limit of their dental chairs and therefore could not be treated there, according to the story.
Although the dental clinic acknowledged Framingham’s frustration, the practice responded that the weight limit is necessary to ensure the safety and well-being of patients.
Nevertheless, Framingham, who needed to find a new dentist because he is moving, called the practice’s treatment toward him “disgusting.” Additionally, Framingham, who shared his criticism in an online review, remains frustrated due to unequal treatment he received and because other practices in the area that he contacted do not have maximum weights for dental chairs but aren’t taking any new patients, according to the report.
Source: Practice refuses new patient, citing weight too heavy for dental chairs / DrBicuspid.com