What is the ruling on undergoing preventive oral procedures (these procedures are performed to prevent diseases and cavities before they occur) for a female patient by a male doctor?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
It is not permissible for her to consult a male doctor unless it is impossible to consult a qualified female doctor. In such a case, it is permissible only when necessary and to the extent of that necessity, with the responsibility of the diagnosis on her.
Source: Special Inquiry.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
It is permissible for a foreign man to look into a woman's mouth in itself, as long as it does not lead to another prohibition such as forbidden touching. Therefore, there is no difference between necessity and non-necessity, nor between cosmetic procedures and others.
However, if she is in need of treatment and the male doctor is more gentle in her treatment, it is permissible for her to do so, with the responsibility of the diagnosis on the individual.
Source: Office of His Eminence Sayyid Sistani in Lebanon + Official Website
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