MANILA, Philippines — Each dentist's primary duty is to deliver safe, effective, and quality dental service and to practice universal precaution. Government lawyers presented such an argument to the Supreme Court, supporting the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) in calling the High Court to reverse the Court of Appeals' ruling affirming the dismissal of the case against a dentist and owner of a dental clinic for refusing to treat a person living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The person with HIV visited a prominent dental clinic on February 16, 2017, seeking relief for the pain in his left molar tooth.

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