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To
the families and parents of these precious children:
Jonathan W. Dasia
W.
Ben S. Jessenia V.
Javier V.
Diamond B.
Rogelio C. Jonathan B.
Jenna B. Raven B.
Jacqueline M. Cory M.
Maddoux C.
Jacobi H.
Dylan S.
David L.
Akasmse T. Marissa K
Sherral M. Christopher S.
Jenny O.
Jermaine Lee H.
Miciah B.
Juan Q.
Please do not read any further. I feel it would be
way to painful and you have suffered enough.
I am
extremely blunt as it is addressed to those who are
careless and could prevent these deaths.
I
will be here fighting to change things as long as I can.
Debbie Hagan |
This is to every dentist, every
support staff, every office manager, every patient
coordinator and every hygienist who are turned loose to
over treat patients everyday in dental mills across
America.
This is to every corporate fathead,
every corrupt dental board member, every venture
capitalist and every Arabian Knight.
I want each of you to understand how
close to death you bring children and the damage
you do hundreds of times a day.
As I've watched this profession for close to 5 years
now, I've seen and read some of the most horrible things
happening in the name of dental care.
If you take your chosen profession
seriously and treat patients and children well, then
this letter does not apply to you. And I would
stand up and cheer right here if I could.
The dentists and staff referred to below didn't wake up the morning
they killed a child and say to themselves, "Let's kill
someone's baby today." Of course not. But it
happened anyway.
My heart breaks for each one of these families. I
hope by putting these victims all in one spot, and tell
it bluntly it might wake up this industry. |
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These are just the ones
killed. There are hundreds more who suffer with
permanent neurological and brain permanent damage, and
an untold number who have gone unreported. |
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JUAN QUIEL |
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Juan Quiej
February 2012
Age 3 |
Juan is the second child killed by
Patrick Bamgboye, DDS of Irvington, NJ. He killed
a 6 year old girl, 8 years ago and remained on probation
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Full Story At NJ.com |
Juan, who was there to have cavities
fixed, was restrained in a cocoon-like papoose to limit
his movement and administered a local anesthetic, his
mother said.
Shortly afterward, the boy went limp, his lips turning
blue. He had stopped breathing. He was later pronounced
dead at a local hospital.
The death has sparked an investigation by the state
Division of Consumer Affairs, the agency that oversees
the Board of Dentistry, officials confirmed Tuesday.
"We need to know what happened and why," said Thomas
Calcagni, the division’s director.
In addition, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn
Murray said in a statement her office was working with
the Attorney General’s Office to determine if a criminal
probe should be launched.
"I feel sad. I feel defeated," Antonia Chajchalac-Garcia,
Juan’s mother, said through an interpreter. "I keep
thinking: Why did I take him? Why did I have to take
him?"
The boy’s death has brought fresh grief to the family of
Kyneicha Pagan, who died under Bamgboye’s care in 2004,
when he worked out of an office in Perth Amboy.
"When I heard her story, it was the same exact thing,"
said Farah Torres, Kyneicha’s mother. "I feel like I’m
having a nightmare all over again.
"It can happen once, but not twice," she said. "Two
innocent kids die. It can’t be a coincidence."
Joseph Ginarte, an attorney for both families, said his
clients want Bamgboye’s dental license revoked.
"It’s a damned shame this was allowed to happen,"
Ginarte said. |
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JERMAINE LEE HARRISON, JR. |
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Jermaine Lee Harrison Jr |
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November 11, 2011
Age 4 |
A 4-year-old Stockton boy who
survived three open-heart surgeries died Friday while
having his teeth capped.
The boy’s grandmother, Pamela McElroy, said she watched
as he was taken into an operating room. She never saw
him alive again.
The cause of death remains a mystery, and an official at
Oakland Children’s Hospital – where the dental surgery
was performed Friday – said an investigation is
underway.
“I just want to know what went wrong,” McElroy said.
Her grandson, Jermaine Harrison, had a pacemaker.
McElroy suspects doctors administered gas as an
anesthetic, and said it happened after he was given a
different anesthetic by mouth. She said her grandson’s
heart condition prevented him from being able to
tolerate gas. |
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MICIAH BONZINI |
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Miciah Bonzini
16
Died May 5, 2011
New Kensington, PA
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Miciah Bonzani, 16,
went into cardiac arrest while having wisdom teeth
extracted in May 2011. She was taken to a hospital,
put on life support, and died 2 days later. She had been
born with a heart malformation which required 2
surgeries prior to her first birthday. But at the
time of her death she was a vibrant 17 year old who was
in the Junior ROTC program at her school.
The dentist was Dr. Raymond Seitz,
who had been Miciah's dentist for years. In the
past he had to Michiah's parents, if ever the time came
to have Michiah's wisdom teeth removed that would
require special monitoring in a hospital. However,
Dr. Rayomnd Seitz decided to disregarded his own advice
and he and his receptionist tore into Miciah and killed
her.
Miciah's mother is devastated as
she was not aware of exactly what was being done.
After Miciah's death, it is reported her sister, who had
her wisdom teeth removed by Dr. Seitx the month before,
told her mom there were no monitors, pulse ox meters and
she didn't recall seeing any type of crash cart in Dr.
Seitz's office.
Prayers to Michiah's family,
especially her mom, Melody. |
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Pittsburgh Live Article |
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Teeth Removal .com |
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WPIX TV |
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Dentist The Menace Article |
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JENNY OLENICK |
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Jenny Olenick 17
Died April 6, 2011
Woodstock, Maryland |
Dr. Domenick Coletti in Columbia,
Maryland was the dentist who failed to keep Jenny alive
during a wisdom tooth removal. |
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The state Medical Examiner’s Office
is investigating the death of a 17-year-old Marriotts
Ridge High School junior, who died last week after
complications arose during routine wisdom tooth surgery.
Jennifer “Jenny” Michelle Olenick, of Woodstock, an
aspiring professional singer, went to a Columbia oral
surgeon on March 28 for a tooth extraction procedure and
went into cardiac arrest during surgery, her mother
said.
She was taken by ambulance to Howard County General
Hospital and then flown to Johns Hopkins Hospital, in
Baltimore, where she died 10 days later, on April 6.
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Report and Statement from Jenny's mom |
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WBAL Radio |
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CHRISTOPHER SCHUTZIUS |
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Christopher Schutzius- 17
Died February 9, 2011
Blue Island, IL
Read more here:
Dental
Dreams is a Dental Nightmare
Teen Dead from Root Canal |
Christopher Schutzius died, of what
the Medical Examiner reported as
sepsis, a severe blood infection. Also referred to
as blood poisoning, sepsis is very often life
threatening, it causes the blood pressure to drop, the
patient goes into shock, major systems shut down, such
as kidneys, liver, lungs and central nervous system and
then death. On February 1,
2011 Christopher went to
Dental Dreams, a corporate dental chain located in
the Chicago suburb of
Blue Island, Illinois. This Dental Dreams was the
one located at 12200 Western Avenue. Christopher went
there alone to simply have a filling refilled after he
lost the previous one while eating a caramel apple.
Instead of replacing the filling, the dentist gave
Christopher a root canal and sent him home with no
antibiotics or pain medication.
The dentist worked for Dental Dreams. A Corporate
dental chain that has been plagued with complaints from
Massachusetts to Illinois. |
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MARRISA
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Marissa Kingery
Died January 3, 2011 |
Marissa
Kingery was 13 years old when she died having two baby
teeth and another tooth removed abt Dr. Henry B.
Mazorow's office. |
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Elyria, OH
killed by Dr. Henry B. Mazorow |
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She was out of school for her Christmas break, when she
went to see the man who is in an office she called "creepy".
It was December 21, 2010. Her father took her to
the dentist that morning and as Marissa left her dad, a
bit scared, he reassured her everything would be ok, it
wasn't.
Marissa
stopped breathing, an ambulance was call where she rushed to
a nearby hospital. During the 991 call that was
released, you can here the dispatcher saying they know where
Dr. Mazorow's office is, they "go there all the time".
It's reported that the family's dental insurance was
with Cigna, and Dr. Mazorow was the only oral surgeon
the child could see.
Doctors told the family Marissa had been without oxygen
for 10-15 minutes. It's also reported Dr. Mazorow
continued to work on Marissa after she had stopped
breathing. Her dental procedures were all complete
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Marrisa's organs were donated so that others will live on.
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Clevesene Website |
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WEOL Radio Site
RMBF Website |
Dr. Henry Mazorow was 81 years old when Marrisa died under
his care. Another patient had died under his care in 1997. He was 67
years old then. He settled that case for $550,000. He also is listed
as the defendant in 9 other suits. His record shows no actions has been
taken against him at the Ohio Dental Board.
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Akasmse Rose Tecumseh |
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Akasmse "Faith" Rose Tecumseh
Died August 14, 2010
Tulsa, OK
Dr. Keithline's Office |
Akasmse was 4 years old! She died after being
sedated at
Pediatric
Dental Group in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Most people
knew her by "Faith".
Pediatric Dental Group is located at 602 S. Utica Ave.,
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Dr. Charles Keithline and his wife Nancy |
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Dr.
Keithline has been disciplined before by the dental
board for incompetency and negligence. His
licenses was suspended for 6 months and put on 5 years
probation.
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There
are few details available and the story did not even
break until August 20, 2010! However it is
mentioned that one of doctor Keithline's
"associates" preformed the work and sedation. Dr.
Keithline was lawyered up by the time the story
broke. |
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Dr.
Keithline is a member of the AAPD and a diplomat with
the Oklahoma Dental Board. |
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Dr.
Keithliine, was it worth it? |
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DAVID LIDDELL |
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David
Liddell
Died July 12, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Derek Mason |
This is little David Liddell, he was five years old the
day he went to the dentist to have two fillings before
he started school. Some states are requiring
dental checkup before school, isn't that wonderful for
the dental industry? |
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David
died at the dental office of Dr. Derek Mason's
Children's Dental Clinic of Camp Creek. Details
are sketchy. First reports are slanted in
the favor of doctor Mason saying all dental treatment
was completed and little David had an underlying medical
condition.
This is
about all you will find:
ATLANTA (AP) - The Fulton County medical
examiner’s office says it’s investigating the death of a
5-year-old boy who died after going to the dentist.
The medical examiner’s office identified the boy as
David Liddell of Atlanta and says he died Friday.
Atlanta police say the dental work was completed when
the boy had a seizure. They say he was taken to
Children’s Hospital of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, where
he died later that day.
The medical examiner’s office says the death appears to
be from natural causes, but investigators want to review
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Questions:
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- No statement from the AAPD?
- How much local anesthesia was used?
- Was he or had he been sedated?
- Was is heart rate being monitored?
- Was he strapped in a papoose board?
- Was CPR performed?
- Did he vomit during treatment?
- Was his mother present during treatment?
- No further follow-up information available?
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Dr. Derek Mason's bio on his website:
Prior to attending dental
school, Dr. Derek Mason attended Morehouse College in
Atlanta, GA. After attending Morehouse College of
Atlanta, Dr. Mason went to Meharry Medical College,
School of Dentistry in Nashville, TN. Dr. Mason spent
four years as required to graduate with the title of
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). Dr. Mason went on to
complete his residency at Kings County Hospital Dental
Clinic and Maimonides Medical Center, both of Brooklyn,
NY. This training enabled his continued growth and
development, pediatric dentistry, hospital dentistry,
treatment of traumatic injuries, treating patients with
special needs, and specialized areas unique to younger
children and adolescents.
Dr.
Mason's clinic is a "high volume" clinic with as many as
5 hygiene stations.
Derek D. Mason, DDS &
Associates - Pediatric Dentist
Ph: 404-349-7900 Fax: 404-349-7899 3890 Redwine
Rd. Suite 206 Atlanta, GA 30331
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DYLAN SHANE STEWART |
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Dylan S. Stewart-Gainsville, FL
Died April 22, 2010
death by
Dr. Ronnie Lynn Grundset, DDS
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This is Dylan Shane
Stewart, he was five years old when he was killed by
a dentist. Take the time to pay your
respects and read his
obituary.
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Will the next child you
separate from his parent and take back be the one you
kill? Will the life of the next child you treat end
with a blurb in the obituary section of the local
newspaper?
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Those who knew and loved
him called him "Dilli Man". He died April, 22, 2010 in
the care of Dr. Ronnie Lynn Grundset a dentist in
Gainesville, Florida.
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From reports it appears Dr. Grundset
was quite liberal with her use of Chloral Hydrate and
wasn't shy to use "behavior management", the papoose
board. Was Dylan
strapped down so tight he couldn't breath as happens to
many. Was he where he could not indicate he was in
distress? Was he wrapped to where Dr. Grundset of
her staff could not see he was turning blue? Did
he have a laryngospasm?
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I'm not going to try and hang her
here, others will take care of that. She is
not looking good though. No condolences; nothing.
However, according to her
facebook
page, the day before she killed this little boy she
was "is packing for staff appreciation cruise. i'm
very excited for everyone and looking forward to four
great days with my staff. we are enjoying a limo ride to
canaveral friday am. going to be a good time!"
I could be completely wrong, but maybe she was
on her cruise when Dylan was laid to rest.
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Those who knew and loved him called Dylan "Dilli Man.
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His parents stayed with
him as he fell asleep. They took him from the room, and
like each of you do many times a day, they reassured his
parents, that Dilli Man would be ok. Dilli Man was NOT
OK.
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His parents
stepped outside. Jennifer, his mom heard sirens. They
kept getting closer to Dr. Grundset's office. That is
when the instincts all mothers have kicked in; Dilli
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Dilli Man's parents ran
inside and watched the staff perform CPR. When the
ambulance arrived, they took Dylan to Shands at the
University of Florida, his dad rode in the ambulance
with him.
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Close your eyes, imagine being
Dylan's father. Feel the panic. Let it wash
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Now, females take minute
and close your eyes.
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Imagine being Jennifer,
Dilli Man's mom, following behind the ambulance as it
raced to the hospital with your 5 years old child's life
hanging by a thread. If you don't feel the
unbelievable pain and panic in your gut, you should be
ashamed, but most of all you should be scared. Tomorrow
you will get up, put on those scrubs and walk in that
dental clinic and each child you take back, may be the
one you kill.
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About 45 minutes after arriving at
the hospital, Dilli Man was dead. He was 5 and he
was dead. Why?
Could someone inside Dr. Ronnie Grundest's office have
stepped forward earlier and saved Dylan?
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News outlets contacted the American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) for insight.
Dr. John Rutkauskas, chief executive officer made a
statement saying,
"Hundreds
of thousands of sedatives are used in pediatric
dentistry on an annual basis, and you almost never hear
of a fatality."
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I'm sorry Dr. Rutkauskas, ALMOST
isn't good enough.
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Little Dylan was there is receive 4
filings and 8 Stainless Steel crowns!
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Dr. Rutkauskas should have been
asked about the procedure Dylan was to receive that
day. Wasit excessive, what about how necessary? Was it
really a life or death matter? Because that is the way
it ended. Did they put him to sleep and strap him
in a papoose board and not be able to tell he was in
distress? This happens a hell of a lot more than
"almost never". This happens thousands of times a month
and some dentists and assistants just get lucky.
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Dr.
Grundset's dental license are marked "Clear/Active".
Qualifications "Pediatric Conscious Sedation and there
are no discipline actions or complaints listed in the
online file and by looking at her facebook page,
she's hardly skipped a beat, unless it was on one of her
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JACOBI HILl, JR |
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Jacobi Hill-Richmond,
VA
Died May 11, 2010
Killed By Staff at
VCU, individual yet to be named |
Jacobi Hill was 6 years old and now he is dead over
stainless steel crowns. He was 6! Now
he's dead too.
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Look
at this little boy. What a bright beautiful
smile. How much dental work could this 6 year old
little boy need?
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I'm finding it very hard to accept
that this child needed to be sedated and receive several
stainless steel crowns. Evidently, Virginia
Commonwealth University Dental Faculty Practice are not
sure either, not now anyway. Do you feel
comfortable with VCU doing their own 'internal'
investigation? Do you feel comfortable with these
dental mills doing their own investigation? Heck
no! If you said yes, you are lying, not to me, but
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Jacobi had seen his doctor the day
before. He was fine. Now he is dead.
Why?
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Jacobi was last seen alive by his
mother, Crystal ,at 9:00am that Tuesday morning.
After a while his mother went to the desk and asked
about her son. She was told it was taking a while.
She returned to the desk to ask about her son three more
times and was told little Jacobi was fine and reassured
by the staff. Like Dylan, Jacobi was NOT ok,
either.
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Jacobi's heart had stopped beating
while his mother sat in the waiting room being told
Jacobi was fine.
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By 12:30 pm Tuesday May 11, 2010 his
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Hundreds came to Jacobi's funeral,
including staff from VCU. It rained the day
he was buried. The heavens were crying. His
mother, father, grandparents distraught. But close your
eyes and try.
Speaking of sedation on
children, Dr. Indru Punwani told the Richmond Times
Dispatch, "It's
used thousands of times every day." Dr.
Indru Punwani is a spokesman for the American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry and head of the pediatric dentistry
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Dr. Robert Campbell, a pediatric oral surgeon at
Virginia Dental and Anesthesia Associates, told the
Richmond Times-Dispatch that the most common cause of
death in dental offices under anesthesia is related to
an airway condition.
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According to Campbell,
"the most common problem is that the vocal cords go into
a spasm and shut down," in the upper airway. He states
this upper airway problem could possibly be related to
an allergic reaction. The next most common issue would
involve the lower airway, in an asthma-like attack.
This is referred to as a
laryngospasm.
So far we do not know who was in that room and killed
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MADDOUX CORDOVA |
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Maddoux Cordova-San
Antonio
Died 12-27-2009
killed by
Dr. Cynthia Banker and Dr. Brian
Seastrunk at Village Specialty Surgical Center |
Here is 22 month old Maddoux Cordova.
He is dead. He was just 22 months old when Dr.
Cynthia Banker decided he needed crowns on his teeth.
They killed him to get them on.
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It is suspected baby Maddoux died of
an overdose of Morphine. Dr. Banker says she did
not and does not prescribe morphine. But she sure
prescribed those crowns and I know that nurse who gave
him the lethal dose of morphine did so under some
doctors orders. Dr. SeaStrunk?
Maddoux was given a nasal spray, likely "Midazolam"
and nitrous oxide before the procedure.
When Maddoux's starting coming out of the sedation they
couldn't control him. He was trying to pull out
his IV and thrashing about. Was he seizing?
Someone gave Maddoux a shot to clam him down. The
baby went to sleep, started snoring and never opened his
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Maddoux's mom and grandmother were
then told they could dress him and take him home!
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Yes, this doctor and this clinic
thought it was fine to send Maddoux home even though
they had no idea what his conscious condition was at
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How many of you leave the child alone
and go on about your daily routine, trying to get
another child ready for treatment, while a child in
hooked to nitrous oxide and strapped in the papoose
board? You know you do it, every day. I know
you do it every day!
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AAPD and AAP have guidelines.
Like many of you, the dentist and the staff ignored them
and killed Maddoux. The guidelines are clear:
“The patient needs to be
alert and oriented, and all of the vital signs need to
be intact,” Berlocher said. “Pulse oximetry (blood
oxygen levels) needs to be acceptable before the parents
take the kid home.”
Blindly listening to the professional in the
scrubs and lab coats, as we all do, grandma took the
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Two hours later, grandma was
concerned that baby Maddoux didn't look well.
Another hour passed. Grandma called Maddoux's mom
in hysterics. Maddoux had stopped breathing.
Paramedics were called, baby Maddoux was rushed to the
ER, and given meds to reverse the morphine effects.
It was too late. Baby Maddoux was brain-dead, his
heart had stopped and lungs collapsed. It took this
family 16 long days and nights before they could remove
him from life support. Maddoux had a 10 year old sister
who misses him very much.
Maddoux loved playing with soccer balls, basketballs and
footballs. He loved balloons and Elmo. As a
tribute a red casket for baby Maddoux was chosen.
Dr. Bill
Berlocher, president of the AAPD said morphine is
occasionally given to children undergoing dental
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Dr. Cynthia A. Banker is licensed in
Texas. Lic. # 0010762. She graduated from U
of TX, San Antonio in 1975. Her anesthesia permits
do not include intravenous conscious or deep
sedation/general anesthesia. There are no
disciplinary actions on record. |
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CORY MOORE, JR |
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Cory Moore, Jr. -Tampa, FL
Died February 19, 2009
killed by
Dr. Robert Andrew Powless |
Cory died at Florida Special Care
Dentistry. Cory was just 9 years old. He is
dead. His family has filed suit againt Dr. Robert
Andrew Powless. |
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Powless sedated little Cory even though he and his staff
were completely aware that Cory had eaten prior to the
dental procedure.
Cory coked to death on his own vomit.
Dr. Robert Andrew
Powless's license in Florida are marked "Clear and
Active" for Conscious Sedation.
There is also a link on his online license verification
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Amazingly, (eyes
rolling) when you check to see what discipline has been
taken against Dr. Powless, it will result in nada.
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There are two
case numbers listed, both in 1997. These must
be requested.
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The online file will
tell you discipline has been take but in order to view
the details, you must write to the Division of Medical
Quality Assurance in Tallahassee, Florida.
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All across America this happens to
children in these medicaid dental offices everyday.
In the name of bringing quality dental care to the
underservered.
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That is a load of crap. You do
it for the money.
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Every day children come to your
offices, you take them back strap them down in a papoose
board and go at it. You don't take time to let
lidocaine work, you don't take time to let the nitrous
work and you don't stay with the child.
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How many times each day does a child
puke, you flip the child in the board over, suck it out
and keep right on going. How many? How do
you sleep at night? Strike that, because it's
clear some of you sleep in the middle of procedures.
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Will you kill the next child you
treat?
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From the South Tampa News Tribune: |
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"It's a rare event, but when it occurs it's a tragic
event and we certainly don't want it to occur," said Dr.
Milton Houpt, chairman of pediatric dentistry at the New
Jersey Dental School, who says he has been studying the
issue.
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JACQUELINE MARTINEZ |
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Jacqueline Martinez
Riverside, CA
Died March 4. 2008
killed by
Dr. Thien H. Luong at New Smiles |
Jacqueline was a daddy's girl.
She was 7 years old when a dentist killed her.
Jackie went to have a tooth pulled. She died
instead. She died from her tooth being dropped as
she inhaled and sucked it into her lungs.
The parents waited three days before they could "pull
the plug". How horrible to have to make such a
decision over a trip to the dentist. Jackie's
organs were donated.
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Jackie's
mother was in the waiting room too, when her little girl
drew her last breath. Jackie hated going to the
dentist and was afraid.
The death was ruled accidental as most are. These
dentists didn't set out to kill a child that morning,
but it happened.
Dr. Thien Luong still practices in Riverside,
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Dr. Michal Ignelzi, D.D.S., Ph.D., a
pediatric dentist and orthodontist in Greensboro, NC,
said that he had never heard of such a case.
In most cases, if a child does start choking on a tooth
fragment they will reflexively cough it out, "unless
they are sedated," he said. Dentists should take
particular precautions when patients are sedated.
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- Use a rubber dam to isolate an individual tooth
or groups of teeth. This protects against tooth
fragments falling down the patient's airway.
- In situations where the rubber dam cannot be
used, use a 2 x 2-inch gauze, open it, and put it at
the back of the mouth. (But take care to keep nasal
passages unobstructed)
- In 2006, a 3-year-old boy reportedly asphyxiated
during a dental procedure in which gauze caught in
his throat and the dentist covered his nose.)
- If a child is completely unmanageable, hold off
from doing the extraction and consider sedation.
- If something gets lodged into the back of the
mouth, roll the child to the left side to avoid
anything going into the lungs.
- Many pediatric dentist recommend the use of the
2 x 2- inch gauze instead of the rubber dam.
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RAVEN MARIE BLANCO
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March 7, 2007
killed by
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Raven had a nickname. It was
Ray Ray. Raven was 8 years old. Raven is
dead.
Her father is Mario. Her mom is Robin. Raven
had a sister "Sissy" and a brother "Bubby". She
had a "Granny" and "Pop Pop" too.
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Raven had uncles and aunts who loved
her too. Raven is dead. She was killed by an
overdose of drugs at the dentist office.
Raven was very nervous about going to the dentist.
She was seeing the dentist to have her teeth cleaned and
calcium deposits removed.
As the took this precious little girl for her last walk,
she turned to her dad and handed him a pink ring.
She said, "Daddy hold these until I get out."
Dr. Michael Hechtkopf gave her a cocktail of three
drugs. He gave her 1300 mg of chloral hydrate, 30
mg of Vistaril and Nitrous Oxide. The autopsy
revealed she had three times the average needed 90
minutes after!
Here again, we have a dentist who failed to keep good
records no vital signs of Raven were in her file.
He was going to kill someone at some point, it just
happened to be Raven.
Dr. Hechtkopf, like so many of these
cases failed to obtain and updated health history prior
to sedation. Did you get an updated history of the
last child you treated? He also failed to document
her vital signs, which means he or his assistant weren't
even watching them in my opinion.
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Dr. Hechtkopf didn't even know how to
perform CPR correctly. When asked by the
Department of Health Professional he failed to identify
signs of cardiac arrest.
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Here we have a doctor sedating
children and doesn't even know basic first aid. No
way should his name begin with Dr.
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Raven's dad is trying to convince the
Dental Board to require defibrillators and do
facility inspections. Presently offices are not
inspected until the damage is done.
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On March 18, 2007 the Virginia Dental
Board said Dr. Hechtkopf presented "substantial danger
to public health" or "safety warrants this action."
The board restricted Dr. Hechtkopf from any sedation.
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In June the board the board decided
he could use Nitrous Oxide.
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The board had another meeting in July
to talk things over.
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By December the board decided Dr.
Hechtkopf wasn't a danger to public health after all and
lifted his sedation restrictions.
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They gave him 6 months to take some
recordkeeping and risk management classes.
Those classes couldn't be online either or home study.
He should have been required to learn CPR and refresh
his memory in sedation and the signs of cardiac arrest!
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Dr. Hechtkopf had to take the boards
"Dental Law Examination" That's it. No
probation, no suspension, he never missed a day he could
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once again, ""Sedation
is used thousands of times every day in medical and
dental procedures," he said. "It's an extremely common
and safe procedure."
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JENNA BAUSTISTA |
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Anaheim, CA
Died March 25, 2007
killed by Dr. Ramin Sadighi & Julia Tsai |
Jenna died in 2007. This sweet
little girl was 5 years old. She is now dead.
Her father took her to the dentist. Watched them
take little Jenna from him and back into the operatory
and never heard her little voice again. He had to
bury her just a few days later.
Jenna choked to death on a cotton roll that fell down
her little throat. She had gone to have a
tooth pulled at State College Dental Group and died.
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Her father was in the waiting room
and heard the sirens from the ambulance coming, getting
close and finally in the parking lot.
Jenna had been to State College Dental Group before.
On her first visit, March 23, 2007,
the progress notes of Dr. Julia Tsai stated "80mg
Vistaril, plus 15mg Versed Consent".
However the sedation record indicated 15mg Diazepam not
Versed. No time was listed in the record as to the
exact time the diazepam was given.
Jenna was placed on a papoose board! There was no
signed consent for the sedation.
Dr. Tsai also failed to note little Jenna's age, health
status and the last time Jenna had eaten or drank
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An infection had set in and Jenna had
to return to State College Dental Group on April 6,
2007. Dr. Tsai gave her amoxicillin but did not
note in her file the amount given, the dosage or the
frequency to be given.
Jenna came back to see Dr. Tsai on June 1, 2007.
Jenna was given Nitrous Oxide. The sedation record
and progress notes this time indicated Vistaril and
Diazepam were given but Dr. Tsai nor either dental
assistant noted the time it was given.
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No other medications were
noted as being given to Jenna. Again the gross
negligence of failing to note little Jenna's age,
weight, health status or last time she had anything to
eat or drink was not in her chart.
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While
little Jenna was strapped in the papoose board and
drugged up, she vomited twice. Dr. Tsai then gave
her more medication but did not note the what it was,
the amount she have Jenna or the time.
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Dr. Tsai
placed two cotton rolls in Jenna's little mouth.
One in the upper left quadrant and the other in the
lower left quadrant.
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Dr. Tsai
also placed a bite block in her mouth.
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Little
Jenna was still crying hysterically so Dr. Tsai held her
hand over Jenna's little mouth to force Jenna to breath
in more nitrous oxide and quite her crying. Do you
do that?
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Sweet
little Jenna was fighting as though she was drowning,
flailing her arms even though she was strapped in the
papoose board. One arm finally got loose but Dr.
Tsai kept right on with the treatment never stopping.
Do you do that as well?
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While
Dr. Tsai was reaching for the bur, one of the cotton
rolls went down little Jenna's throat. Dr. Tsai
tried to get it but couldn't. She tried suction,
but that didn't work either. She tried to keep
Jenna's air way open with her fingers but couldn't.
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She
couldn't move her neck or head because of the papoose
board.
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They
took Jenna out of the papoose board and put on an oxygen
mask and 911 was called.
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Jenna
was rushed to the hospital. She was declared brain
dead on June 3, 2007.
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Jenna's
grieving parents took her off life support on June
3, 2007. It took Dr. Tsai 8 days before she wrote
the dental board to report that she had killed Jenna
Bautista.
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wasn't until May 28, 2008 before the dental board filed
the complaint against Dr. Julia Tsai. All I can
see they did was take away her permit for oral conscious
sedation. Dr. Ramin Sadighi's dental licenses in
current and no discipline actions have been taken.
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senseless death by a dentist who failed to take simple
precautions and was too determined to get the job done
right now as fast as possible.
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JONATHAN BARRERA |
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Hernandez Barrera-Phoenix, AZ
Died December 13, 2002
killed by
Dr. Matthew C. Nolen |
Jonathan was 4 when he was killed.
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Jonathan was an early victim of Drs.
Ed and Michael DeRose and Dr. William Mueller.
They were just trying to perfect their scheme when
little Jonathan was killed.
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Jonathan
was strapped to a papoose board. The Arizona
Dental Examiners Board investigated saying the
restraints "could have masked the signs of respiratory
distress...or signs of the child going into
convulsions." Ya think!
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When
Nolen testified before the board, he admitted most
parents did not know about an unwritten policy at the
DeRose Arizona clinic to restrain every child under the
age of 5.
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Diamond Brownridge-Chicago
Died October 2006
killed by
Dr. Hicham Riba's |
Isn't little Diamond precious?
What a sweet little face. She's dead. She
was killed by a dentist named Dr. Hicham Riba. Did
I mention she's dead. She was overdosed, strapped
to a papoose board and now dead.
She was going to get a mouth fool of stainless steal
crowns at Little Angel Dental office.
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Dr. Riba gave Diamond Valium twice.
Once 1.3 milliliters and then 1.2 milliliters with in a
5 minute period of time.
Dr. Riba also gave her 7.5 milligrams of oral Valium,
nitrous oxide, .25 millileter of IV atropine, .25
milliliter IV Talwin,
1.3 milliliter Midazolam
and 2 carpules of 2 percent lidocaine with 1:100,000
epinephrine" within a 90-minute time frame, the
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Dr. Riba's insurance company settled
with Diamonds family for $1million. Dr. Riba's
license was suspended for a mear 18 months and then
probation until 2012.
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Here is what little Diamond looked
like after Dr. Riba overdosed her.
Little Diamond went without oxygen for over an hour.
Diamond's mother can hardly live with herself because
she left Diamond in their care, all alone.
Dr. Riba's assistant was so
incompetent to help monitor the child, that when they
were in front of the board, Zoila Ocamp she kept calling
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trained on the job. When asked, she didn't know
what a stethoscope was and could hardly read aloud the
post-op instructions. Nor could she define what a
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An estimated 5,000 mourners showed up
for a gospel concert held to honor this sweet innocent
dead child.
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JESSENIA VALLES |
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Jessenia Valles
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Died 10-6-2006
killed by
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Jessenia
Valles was 2 years when she was killed by a dentist.
Two! Dead!
The staff at Good Shepherd Dental Clinic in Houston,
Texas took Jessenia from her mother and walked her back
to the operatory and killed her. Good Shepherd
Clinic is a strip mall clinic.
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Jessenia's mother wanted to go back with her baby, but
they wouldn't let her.
Alone in the waiting room, Jessenia's mother could hear her
precious daughter's cries of fear and screams of pain.
The
staff kept reassuring baby Jessenia's mother, that the
baby she loved with all her heart was ok. They
were lying.
Dr.
Robert Kim Choy was supposed to repair a few cracks in
this baby's teeth. Instead he killed her with an
over dose of
Mepivacaine, an alternative to Xylocaine.
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did his repair work then he and his staff left the baby
alone in the room to recover. Jessenia's mom
wanted to go back and sit by her baby's side.
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The staff refused her request saying baby Jessenia
needed time to recover. Jessenia's mom didn't
resist the staff, they were reassuring and
comforting. After all they wore the scrubs and
white coats.
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As baby
Jessenia's mom obediently followed the staff's request
and sat down to wait as patiently as she could, her baby
was dying.
Suddenly, after about an hour, an assistant rushed
through the waiting area holding baby Jessenia in her
arms.
The assistant rushed passed Jessenia's mom
and took the unconscious baby next door to a doctors
office.
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The ambulance was called and Jessenia
was rushed to the hospital. There doctors
pronounced this sweet precious angle dead. She was
two and dead.
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Jessenia's mother and father were
devastated. "It makes our house empty, said
Jessenia's father.
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It was six long month before the
parents got answers. They still had her clothes
and room just as she left them. Her father
dreams she is still alive, but she's not. She is
dead and she was only two years old.
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DASIA WASHTINGTON |
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Dasia Washington
Boca
Raton, FL
Died March 21, 2006
killed by
Dr. Edward R. Walters & Dr. Abbe Silverberg-Aroshas |
Dasia was 10 years old when she was
killed by dentists. Ten. Dead.
Dasia had asthma. She just stopped breathing
shortly after the nitrous oxide gas and shots to numb
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Disciplinary actions were taken
against the dentists for little to no attempt at CPR, to
put oxygen on her or perform any other lifesaving
efforts.
The dentists said they didn't try to revive little Dasia
because she appeared to be breathing on her own, her
eyes were open and she had a weak pulse.
Paramedics who arrived at the scene were shocked to find
no one was doing anything to save this little girl.
Nothing! Dr. Walters was a dentist who treated
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Dasia was there to have a tooth pulled. Now she is
dead.
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While her mother screamed in fear in
the waiting room and the ambulance was on the way,
Dr. Walters said he turned off the gas, set the mask to
pump oxygen and finished pulling the tooth from the dead
little girls mouth.
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asthma or some other medical condition you think you can
handle? What if you only think you can?
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July 8, 2008 Dr. Abbe was
ordered to pay just over $12k in cost and $21k in fines.
She also agreed to put her license in "Retired" status
until all
terms of the agreement are met including remedial
classes for incompetence. The original
complaint had 5 counts.
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In the complaint it says little Dasia
was strapped in a papoose board! Dr. Abbe also
failed to calculate the correct amount of local
anesthetic. Will you do that next?
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Dr. Abbe Silverberg-Aroshas also
failed to get consent to strap the child down in a
papoose board or the use of nitrous oxide.
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Dr. Abbe Silverberg-Aroshas also
failed to keep minimum records. She failed to note
allergies, history of previous surgery and anesthesia,
the patients age, weight, and base line vital signs.
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When interviewed,
Walters said, “I walked away from about a $3 million
practice and closed it." He gave up his license, he
said, because “I couldn’t deal with it anymore.”
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CA
Died June 21, 2005
killed by
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Three year old Rogelio was killed by
dentist, Dr. William Martin Nielsen.
Dr. Nielsen used the the "Hand Over
Mouth and Nose Exercise" (HOM or HOME) and killed little
Rogelio. In a 2005 study by the AAPD, HOM is the
least accepted practice to use on a child.
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Dr. Nielsen left a 4 x 4 piece of
gauze in Rogelio's mouth. Rogelio could not
breath. He gasped for air and sucked the gauze in
cutting off his oxygen. Dr. Nielsen might as well
have killed this baby by choking him with his bare
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Complaint |
Dr. Nielsen had sedated this baby and
was going to put crowns on his teeth. Dr. Nielsen
gave little Rogelio 1 teaspoon of noctec syrup (chloral
hydrate) and one teaspoon of hydroxyzine hydrochloride.
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Baby Rogelio was then strapped
tightly to a papoose board then given nitrous oxide.
He was then injected with articaine, which was not
recommended for children under 4.
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About 1 minute later, Rogelio woke up
and began screaming, yelling and crying.
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Dr. Nielsen slapped a mouth prop into
the child's mouth. Rogelio bit down so hard on the
guard he broke a tooth out.
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Baby Rogelio stopped crying and Dr.
Nielsen administered even more anesthesia and killed the
child. When Dr. Nielsen noticed Rogelio wasn't
breathing he sat him upright, the child took one more
breath and that was it.
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It wasn't until then that a pulse
oximeter was put on. They put oxygen on Rogelio
and started CPR, Rogelio then vomited.
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Emily, Rogelio's mother has never
recovered from the loss of her baby. She never
thought trying to do what you are told is best for your
child, could also kill him.
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Rogelio had been taken to Dr.
Nielsen's office by his grandmother. Rogelio
was rushed across the street to Sutter Delta Medical
Center, where his mother rushed to his side, sighted
KRON TV.
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Rogelio's mother and grandmother
hugged and told him goodbye as he was airlifted to UC
Davis Children's hospital.
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Dr. Nielsen only treated children up
to the age of 9.
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After the autopsy and investigation
the death was ruled a Homicide by the Sacramento County
Coroner. No charges were ever filed and the
parents settled out of court.
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California dental license in February 2007.
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He was sighted for:
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Incompetence,
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securing the papoose board too
tight,
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not using a neck and shoulder
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maintaining inadequate sedation
records,
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failure to use alternative
treatment on this little boy,
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using an unacceptable techniques
of behavior management,
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using medication not recommend
for this age child.
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not using a pulse oximeter during
procedure
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not having informed consent from
Rogelio's parents.
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Sherral
Magana
2005
Fresno, CA
killed by Dr. Wiley M. Elick, DDS |
Reported as an allergic
reaction even though autopsy didn't not prove that.
Suspected the dentists, Dr. Wiley Merle Elick, DDS (Lic
number 21245) in Hanford, CA gave her the anesthetic.
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KYNEICHA PAGAN |
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Kyneicha Pagan
New Jersey
Killed by Patrick Bamgboye, DDS
2004 |
Kyneicha Pagan, was killed while
under the care of Dr. Patrick Bamgboye’s care when he
worked out of an office in Perth Amboy. |
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JAVIER VILLA |
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Javier Villa
Died in August 4, 1997
killed by
Dr. Gabriella Pham |
Javier was just 4 years old when he
died at the hands of dentist, Gabriella Pham.
In attempts to cover up their crime, Dr. Miguel Garcia
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Javier was taken from his family
because he was strapped to a papoose board and did not
have the roll towel under his head and neck to keep his
airway open.
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Javier was not monitored to check is
breathing either. Dr. Richard Mungo, of the state
dental board said Javier received "negligent and
incompetent" care.
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Javier Villa's grief stricken family
filed suit against the dentists in March 1998.
Clearly sighting the negligence of not using a rolled
towel to keep his airway open.
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dental miss people do this many times a day. Do
any of you realize how close to death you take every
child you touch.?
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Gabriella Pham is off probation and has a current dental
license in California. She's loose on the streets
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Ben Shimshock -
Sacramento, CA
Died June 1996
killed by
Dr. Marianne Truta |
Ben was 5 years old when he went to
the dentist to have a cavity filled and was killed.
Ben's mom was not allowed back with him. She
waited in the waiting room. His parents were told
it is common and we do it all the time.
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The California Dental Board said the
dentist made multiple mistakes, but let her continue to
treat patients for over a year. They finally
suspended her license, 9 months later.
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Dr. Truta gave little Ben an overdose
of drugs, failed to monitor his vital signs and did not
take appropriate life-saving measures |
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Monique Walder
September 19, 1997
Yonkers, NY |
Monique was 12 when she
died 6 hours after being carried out from undergoing
dental treatment where she was put to sleep with 30mg
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Monique's dentist. He insists she was awake and
walked out, her family says they carried her out.
Dr. George Teuscher of the ASDC (American Society of
Dentistry for Children)reported at the time said only 1
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Wilkes-Barre, PA
Died 1996
killed by
Dr. Joseph Mazula |
Jonathan died in the dentist chair at
age 3. His parents were waiting for him in the
waiting room, when they heard that horrible sounds of
sirens. Not wanting to believe it was coming to
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Dr. Mazula plead guilty to
involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to five years
in prison and had his PA permit to administer
anesthesia.
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anesthesia and killing a child? Brain tumor yes,
cavities no.
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Dr. Mazula would come to an office of
another dentist and put children to sleep. |
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MARK BISTANY |
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Mark Bistany
Long Island, NY
brain damaged caused by
Dr. Barry Bass & Dr. James Dolin |
Mark was 6 years old when he was
killed at the dentist office. He was just going to
have a tooth pulled and ended in a coma.
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Mark was sedated with Halothane and
nitrous oxide by Dr. Barry Bass to have a tooth pulled.
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He developed breathing and heart
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After so many children died or were
permanently injured, California Dental Board, President,
Dr. Peter Hartmann wanted to tighten the rules under
which oral sedatives were used on children. The
rest of the board voted it down. Dr. Hartmann is
concerned dental boards need to do a much better job.
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