Is it ever okay to fire a difficult dental patient? Yes, and you already know the patient I mean. The one you dread seeing, who turns a good day sour, who creates headaches no fee makes worth it. Life is too short to keep absorbing that. But fire them like a professional. The whole letter takes the responsibility onto yourself. You do not blame the patient. You say you have been reappraising your relationships, your practice is changing, and you have realized you can no longer serve them the way they deserve to be served. So you are resigning from the [...]