Dentist suspended; patient died after teeth pulled

A Connecticut dentist has lost his license to practice after one patient died and another suffered serious injury. This is one of the harshest penalties ever given to a dentist in Connecticut, after a patient in his care died back in February.

[gsc]

The harshest penalty for a dentist..That is so laughable!! What about the patient? His / her penalty was death going to this idiot!! That dentist should have been sentenced to prison!!

[wiseup]

20 teeth pulled? That poor woman was so scammed.

[angelicab]

As dental assistant, this is traumatic

[violetblue]

So unwarranted and preventable on the dentist part. How sad for the family.

[ma]

And I have to go to the dentist tomorrow 🤦🏼‍♀️😭

[lucyterrier]

What do you call the student that graduated last in dental school??? Doctor.

[Rm-krbp]

The patient died while in his care, and the simply revoke is license…
Not sure a truck driver would be treated the same.

What else can a dentist get away with??

[selenasimmons]

No the guy needs to go to prison because he killed a patient and then attempted murder for the other patient don’t just suspend a person I mean it’s just makes no sense

[connorcampbell]

Definitely should have been charged, he was wreckles causing death.

[nodnalneyugn]

Dr. Patel's failure is due to PURE GREED.

I'm a general dentist.

[chiiniita_]

Your not supposed to take out so many teeth at a time and use antibiotics to prevent infection I swear he’s such a dumb dentist I hope he gets jail time

[mastervz]

How do you die from a tooth being pulled?

[HolyMarkMcGrath]

Why would you ban someone from using a form of sedation. They might have a fear of the dentist. It’s the only way it’ll calm the patient! Investigate the commission!

[asmrn]

This was a matter of very poor training and he wasn't gonna try to call for 911 he would be in jail and not very allowed to become a dentist

[josuarodas]

This should be in guinnes book worl of records

[laurenclark]

I had good teeth and pulled. I'm dying and going unconscious now. I'm in so much pain I'm starving

[teresacorley]

You can't just say you learned your lesson with this kind of stuff happening he should of stopped when the patient asked him to I believe he should be charged with murder the patient had asked him to stop and he didn't his only focus was losing out on money now he will have to worry even more with lawsuits and civil lawsuits so sad he did not listen to the patient and now that thier dead you can't say you learned your lesson at the c out of someone's life 2:20 2:20

[Skylerh]

This dentist should be in fucking prison

[CodyPing]

SO honestly why did she have 20 infected teeth and HOW is it his fault see THIS is an issue YOU can't BLAME a dentist for YOUR own basic dental hygiene neglect c'mon now get real I am in no way supporting him it's just like really and THAT is NOT a factor HOW at what POINT do you tell yourself I have 10 infected teeth lets go for the record?

[ryanh]

Once I seen the name Patel I would have known better