{"id":59833,"date":"2015-08-25T11:09:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T03:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=59833"},"modified":"2025-01-09T04:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:12:15","slug":"stiff-penalty-demanded-for-kamloops-dentist-who-left-patient-with-brain-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/25\/stiff-penalty-demanded-for-kamloops-dentist-who-left-patient-with-brain-damage\/","title":{"rendered":"Stiff penalty demanded for Kamloops dentist who left patient with brain damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_59834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59834\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dr.-Bobby-Rishiraj.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59834\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dr.-Bobby-Rishiraj.png\" alt=\"(Photo from the Kamloops Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center)\" width=\"683\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dr.-Bobby-Rishiraj.png 683w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Dr.-Bobby-Rishiraj-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo from the Kamloops Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>VANCOUVER \u2013 A hearing is underway for a Kamloops, B.C., dental surgeon who improperly sedated a young woman during a routine operation, leaving her with a severe brain injury.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy arimidex online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/arimidex.html\">https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/arimidex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The patient, identified only as HZ, was deeply sedated in November 2012 while having her wisdom teeth removed, even though Dr. Bobby Rishiraj had not been approved to perform such a procedure.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy advair online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/advair.html\">https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/advair.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A disciplinary panel of the College of Dental Surgeons of B.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy buspar online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/buspar.html\">https:\/\/www.delineation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/buspar.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>C., said in a decision last month that the dentist was so incompetent that he did not recognize HZ was in cardiac arrest and therefore delayed efforts to resuscitate her.<\/p>\n<p>Backstory:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/09\/b-c-dentists-incompetence-caused-patient-to-suffer-brain-damage-decision-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">B.C. dentist\u2019s incompetence caused patient to suffer brain damage: decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The decision said Rishiraj was authorized to provide moderate sedation only and that he admitted his clinic did not comply with sedation and general anesthetic standards.<\/p>\n<p>College lawyers have told the penalty hearing that Rishiraj was reckless and cavalier and any penalty must reflect his great misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The dentist, who continues to practise, with sedation limits imposed by the college, could face a fine, suspension or both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VANCOUVER \u2013 A hearing is underway for a Kamloops, B.C., dental surgeon who improperly sedated a young woman during a 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