It is a generally accepted precaution for dentists to warn patients of risks and exercise extra caution when patients are on anticoagulants $($blood thinners$)$ and must undergo dental procedures. A dentist fails to alert a patient $($who the dentist knows is on anticoagulants$)$ of the risks of a procedure the patient is about to undergo that is dangerous to someone on blood thinners. The patient experiences near$-$fatal bleeding due to the procedure. The plaintiff decides to sue for malpractice but the dentist says he was unaware of the need to warn patients on blood thinners of possible risks. Is the dentist going to be successful in his defense?

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