The dental surgeon that allowed a prison guard to extract teeth from an inmate in 2020 has now been granted an absolute discharge by a Supreme Court judge. Justice Melanie Del Rizzo found “that although Dr. Louis Bourget violated his position of authority and trust, convicting him of a criminal offence and putting him in … Read more
A dental practice owner is back in Inuvik after being temporarily suspended from practising in Quebec, CBC recently reported. Viktor Dorokhine pleaded guilty to allegations of making inappropriate sexual and racial comments to dental students at a conference in Montreal in January 2023. His suspension prohibits him from performing dentistry in the province of Quebec … Read more
An auto mechanic has been given an eight-month conditional sentence with house arrest and must pay back nearly $30,000 after pretending to be a UBC dental student in order to get a student line of credit worth $350,000. In 2019, the mechanic applied for the student line of credit from Royal Bank in Burnaby. This … Read more
A Calgary dentist has been charged for fraudulent dental insurance claims after an investigation that began in June. The insurance provider reported the discrepancies to the police who found evidence of false billing totalling nearly $100,000 in fraudulent claims, reported The Calgary Herald. The crimes affected 53 patients from the All About Family Dental office … Read more
A class-action bid by former patients of a Halifax pediatric dentist has been denied by Nova Scotia Supreme Court. The legal action against Dr. Errol Gaum involved his alleged victims who hoped to receive compensation for the assault and negligence that Gaum had used on them while practising from the early 1970s to 2020. The … Read more
It was recently reported by the Miami Herald that a dental technician in New York is facing up to 10 years in prison due to stealing metals from the dental clinic he was employed at. The man stole and sold gold, silver and palladium, which was meant to be recycled and used to make crowns … Read more
Back in February 2019, two police officers intervened during a dental-fee dispute and are now being suspended for their actions. Leveesa Lessey, a 38-year-old mother, took her son to a dentist appointment to have cavities filled. She agreed to amalgam fillings, typically covered by insurance, but the dentist used composite fillings which were going to … Read more