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The Very Important Patient (VIP) culture in Health sciences! Do give it a second thought!

So many a times while scrolling down through my social media page I see posts like these: Mr . XYX: “Honored and privileged to have so and so Politician/Celebrity/ etc in my Dental clinic for treatment today” followed by 4-5 pictures, and of course , multiple wows and claps follow in the comment and like sections for these updates! My dear healthcare providers the very important patient is a strange culture which we have created and we promote. Wow! The so and so is coming, and we may even cancel the routine appointments and get us and our entire team working towards a single person, and not just that we create an over the top hype about treating someone who I believe should be treated like just another human being. I do agree that there are people who do hold certain posts which carry more responsibility, who do carry an image which is associated with more fame and who may have a lot more bank balance than the others, but do you think it should influence yours or my attitu