AMMAN — Unlicensed doctors that offer to
perform
cosmetic surgery and non-surgical cosmetic treatments circumvent the
law; their interventions may very well have serious health consequences, and,
as such, these practices need to be closely supervised, say doctors
Jordan
News interviewed on the issue.
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It is the case, for example, of some
dental clinics that have turned nowadays into beauty centers, in violation of
the law. The main reason for this violation, they say, is the failure of the
concerned entities to regulate the work of clinics, and the lack of supervision
and inspection by the Ministry of Health staff.
Ghazi Al-Zaben, former minister of
health and a plastic surgeon, told
Jordan News that few people are aware
that the certificate issued by the
Ministry of Health that enables doctors to
practice their profession is very specific and no doctor can practice without
this certificate, including plastic surgeons.
Zaben said that the certificate
issued by the
Jordanian Medical Council states that every doctor has to meet
certain criteria for him/her to qualify to practice his/her specialty, yet,
“some small hospitals and clinics hire non-specialized doctors to pay them less”.
Zaben said that the Ministry of
Health has the main role in ensuring that there are no violations, as it is the
only authority that can decide when they occur and may close clinics if they
are in contravention of the law, but “there is shortage of cadres at the
Ministry of Health, and therefore I believe that the ministry is not performing
its role to the fullest”.
He also blamed patients who resort
to these clinics.
“You have to get informed about the
doctor you are visiting. Do not always trust social media advertisements, some
are deceiving,” he said.
Dina Abdelhadi, a facial aesthetic
doctor, and a general and cosmetic dentist, agrees that lack of supervision and
inspection of these clinics encourages them to keep on violating the rules.
She said that some clinics hire
fresh graduates just so they pay them a lower salary, and even though “those
doctors do not have enough experience, they are asked to do some cosmetics
surgeries”.
Mohammad Rasool Al-Tarawneh, acting
president of the
Jordan Medical Association, told
Jordan News that the association is working to regulate the work of
these clinics and set harsher penalties, adding that penalizations differ from
case to case and that “these clinics usually get in big trouble”.
JMA spokesperson Doctor Maysam
Akroush told
Jordan News that violations make it easier to earn money,
“especially these days when greed supersedes professionalism”.
While more focus and efforts are
needed to deter harmful practices, she said that “intensifying penalties is a
must nowadays”.
Akroush said JMA gives a first then
a second warning to violators, “but the biggest responsibility rests with the
Ministry of Health”.
She also said that there is a
shortage of personnel at the Ministry of Health, and this contributes to an
increase in the number of violations.
Jordan News tried to reach the Ministry of Health for comment, but the
spokesman was unreachable.
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