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Vernon dentist barred from suing in BC looked to Saskatchewan
A Vernon dentist who is barred in BC from taking any more legal action against…
Kelowna man suing dentist; alleges botched wisdom teeth extraction
A Kelowna man who was left with an infection in his bone after having his…
Kootenay dentist suspended for sexual relationship with patient
A Kootenay dentist has been suspended for eight months for having a sexual relationship with…
Prince George dentist fined after young patient hospitalized
A Prince George dentist who admitted to operating outside his expertise while treating young patients…
Shuswap dentist suggests he’d rather close than get vaccinated
A Salmon Arm dentist is suggesting that he'd rather close than get vaccinated. Along with…
Kamloops dentist fined $25K and banned from sedating patients
A Kamloops dentist has been fined $25,000 and permanently banned from sedating patients by the…
Only emergency cases are getting dental work in B.C. right now
If you’re suffering from a toothache or a dental issue, you might just have to…
Mystery of jawbone found on Vernon beach solved
VERNON – To the untrained eye, it looked a lot like a human jawbone. As…
Penalty committee to decide on Kamloops dentist
KAMLOOPS - A penalty committee will decide next week if a Kamloops dentist will still be allowed to practice and what, if any, penalties to impose after his sedated patient suffered a heart attack. Dr. Bobby Rishiraj from the Kamloops Oral Surgery and Implant Centre will attend the hearing in Vancouver on Monday, Aug. 24....
Kamloops dental surgeon continues work while awaiting penalty for causing brain damage to patient
KAMLOOPS - A local dental surgeon continues to work at his practice while he waits to hear what penalty a professional panel imposes for a series of failures which led to a patient’s cardiac arrest during surgery. A team of investigators for the Inquiry Committee of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia examined...
More inspections warranted after Kamloops patient sustains heart attack, brain injury: Dental regulator
KAMLOOPS - The regulatory board for dental surgeons will continue operating on a complaint-based system for incidents, but plans to broaden its scope of inspection for sedation facilities after one Kamloops dentist’s failures caused a patient’s severe brain injury in 2012. Last month, the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia posted their decision to...
Dental clinic brings more services to those in need
KELOWNA - Poverty can limit access to services many take for granted, but with the help of the Gospel Mission Dental Clinic, there's three new reasons to smile in Kelowna. The dental clinic is expanding from their current two chairs to five so more patients who would typically be excluded from care because of hardship...