Dentist fined S$15,000 for offering bribe to competitor’s employee in exchange for referring patients to his clinic
Nurual Aizat, 32, attempted to bribe a dental assistant from another clinic by offering to pay her for every patient she referred from her employer to his clinic.
SINGAPORE — A dentist attempted to bribe a dental assistant by offering her S$50 for every patient she referred from the clinic she worked at to his own clinic.
On Tuesday (Oct 16), Nurul Aizat Zainudin, 32, was fined S$15,000 for corruption.
Aizat was the director, chief executive officer and dentist at Family Dental Centre (FDC). On May 28 last year, he contacted Ms Syakirah Atiqah Samsul Bahar, a dental assistant employed by T32, and offered her S$50 for every patient referred from T32 to FDC.
The bribe was rejected by Ms Syakirah and the matter was reported to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
In a statement on Tuesday, the CPIB said that the Singapore Dental Council will be looking into the matter, in relation to Aizat’s professional misconduct.
His employment has since been terminated by FDC.
In its statement, the CPIB commended Ms Syakirah for “her act of integrity and honesty”.
It added that Singapore adopts a zero balance approach towards corruption, and the bureau takes a serious view of any corrupt practices and will not hesitate to take action against any party involved in such acts.
