{"id":59874,"date":"2015-08-25T20:18:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T12:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=59874"},"modified":"2025-03-05T14:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:10:04","slug":"stiff-penalty-demanded-for-kamloops-dentist-who-left-patient-with-brain-damage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/25\/stiff-penalty-demanded-for-kamloops-dentist-who-left-patient-with-brain-damage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stiff penalty demanded for Kamloops dentist who left patient with brain damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_54919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54919\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_133576208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54919\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_133576208.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock\" width=\"1000\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_133576208.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/shutterstock_133576208-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>VANCOUVER &#8212; 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<p>The patient, identified only as HZ, was deeply sedated in November 2012 while having her wisdom teeth removed, even though Dr.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy synthroid online <a href=\"https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/png\/synthroid.html\">https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/png\/synthroid.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Bobby Rishiraj had not been approved to perform such a procedure.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zepbound online <a href=\"https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/png\/zepbound.html\">https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/png\/zepbound.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A disciplinary panel of the College of Dental Surgeons of B.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<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy levitra super force online <a href=\"https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/png\/levitra-super-force.html\">https:\/\/medilaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/png\/levitra-super-force.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/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 &#8212; 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