Management Search, Inc. v. Kinard, supra. Accord, Tucker v. Whitehead, 155 Ga. App. 104 (2) ( 270 S.E.2d 317) (1980); Proctor v. Lanier Collection Agency c., Inc., 147 Ga. App. 104 ( 248 S.E.2d 179) (1978); Cobb v. Roush, 144 Ga. App. 501 ( 241 S.E.2d 619) (1978); Warren v. Key Personnel Consultants, Inc., 130 Ga. App. 22 ( 202 S.E.2d 210) (1973). Pretermitting the question of whether the account executives who handled appellant's account were shown to have been properly registered, the evidence in this case was not sufficient to establish that Merrill Lynch itself had been properly registered with the CFTC at the time of the subject transactions.
The statute and regulations with regard to dentistry enacted by the General Assembly are for the protection of the public. Cobb v. Roush, 144 Ga. App. 501, 502 ( 241 S.E.2d 619) (1978). Further, by judicial decision, this court has said that a physician/patient relationship has its foundation in public considerations.