Dentist suspended after patient's death

AP via Yahoo News ^ | 09/30/2006 | AP

[kenth]

State regulators said Diamond received two injections of diazepam or Valium within five minutes, followed by oral Valium, lidocaine, several other medications, and nitrous oxide.

[kenth]

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[butternut_squash_bisque]

Jeeeeeez, ol' Keith Richards would have a struggle with all that stuff, let alone a little 5 year old girl.

[cva66snipe]

A dentist in Knoxville nearly killed my wife by giving her Mepergan for a simple tooth extraction. She went into drug induced hypothermia that night and into a COMA. Her body temp was below 91 upon arrival at the ER. A couple of years later a young girl died in his office from an IV mixture given her along with laughing gas. Needless to say he no longer practices.

[leda]

geez! our boys are getting some fillings this month,
but our dentist uses locals only.

that is one heck of a drug smorgasboard for a 5 yr old!

[cva66snipe]

geez! our boys are getting some fillings this month, but our dentist uses locals only. that is one heck of a drug smorgasboard for a 5 yr old!

Most dentist use what that one did as a last resort. Actually General Dentist should not be doing such a thing at all. It falls more in the line of an Oral Surgeon. Most General dentist would refer a patient to such. I've had tooth extractions of one entire side of my mouth at a time in a dentist office and only had locals for pain.

[SunkenCiv]

The killer, oops, alleged killer should be follicle tested to see what he's been on.

[Incorrigible]

A 5 year old get tooth caps on her first teeth? Does this even make sense?

[leda]

that's what i was thinking too. our oldest had teeth removed,
prior to braces, at the dentist, with only a local. after the
braces came off, he had to have his wisdom teeth pulled. he
went to the oral surgeon for that and was sedated.

btw, same oral surgeon who pulled my wisdom teeth, who was
also past president of the ADA. :)

[jocon307]

"A 5 year old get tooth caps on her first teeth? Does this even make sense?"

My question too. It doesn't make any sense to me.

[cva66snipe]

that's what i was thinking too. our oldest had teeth removed, prior to braces, at the dentist, with only a local. after the braces came off, he had to have his wisdom teeth pulled. he went to the oral surgeon for that and was sedated.

The Navy pulled all my wisdom teeth but they weren't so easy about it LOL...

[leda]

ouch! i'm so sorry!

(patton has a similar history with military dentists) :(

[cva66snipe]

LOL thats OK I got a day of no duty for the trouble. When at sea that's like a mini vacation.

[leda]

a mini vacation to recoup from that?
not my kind of vacation ;)

[cva66snipe]

They can't make you work or stand watch. Sleep at sea on most ships is only 4 hours on some nights 6 hours the rest of them.

[leda]

at least you could sleep after that surgery.
a bit of much needed rest, i'm sure!

[thegreatbeast]

From what I know, there are no simple tooth extractions. Today it is a kind of surgical procedure.

[cva66snipe]

From what I know, there are no simple tooth extractions. Today it is a kind of surgical procedure.

It's considered oral surgery but unless complications like impaction or dry socket occur it's simple. If I was going to have a tooth extracted I would go to a Denture Clinic. The dentist are far more experienced in doing extractions and IMO less painfull. I had both upper and lower teeth extracted in about 4-5 visits and I saved a lot of money. Average cost roughly $35-50 a tooth with discounts on multiple extractions.

[Hildy]

this is the least of it...I think criminal charges are next. THEY LEFT THIS LITTLE GIRL ALONE. ALONE after giving her mass dosages of sedatives.

[metmom]

to have some teeth filled and others capped.

Notice it says *some teeth filled*; more than two is my guess. I can only imagine the condition of that girls mouth, because I've seen some like it. I know of a 5 year old who nearly needed root canals because her mother hated dentists so much, she wouldn't take her.

Some people have unexpected reactions to anethesia, but in this case it doesn't sound like that's it.