-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- http://www.nandotimes.com/nation/story/body/0,1037,500182564-50024189 6-501205343-0,00.html California dentist accused of pulling wrong boy's teeth By WAYNE WILSON AUBURN, Calif. (March 19, 2000 1:41 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) -- The 8-year-old boy didn't have an appointment. He had simply accompanied his teen sisters to a dental complex and was passing time in the play area when an employee approached and called his name. According to a lawsuit filed last week in Placer County Superior Court, the child then was led to a dental chair, injected with Novocain, X-rayed and subjected to the removal of two front teeth by a dentist, allegedly because he had been "confused ... with another little boy." "No adult was consulted prior to the medical procedure and no consent was given to ... conduct any procedure" on the 8-year-old, the lawsuit states. William Brown of Roseville, Calif., the father of the boy, filed suit on behalf of his son, accusing dentist Richard A. Smith of professional and general negligence, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Smith, contacted Friday at his office in Roseville, acknowledged that a mistake had been made. "Basically, it was an error in names," he said. There were two boys there with the same name, he explained, and the Brown boy "got up and came back" with his assistant when she called for the other child. "Basically, we assumed we had the right boy. It was just a basic mix-up -- an error on my part for not making sure the right patient was in the chair." Both teeth removed were deciduous, or "baby teeth," and the boy would have lost them eventually, Smith said. But Mary K. Driscoll, an attorney for the boy, said the premature removal of the teeth has forced the boy to wear braces two years early. And the lawsuit alleges that the boy suffered "extreme mental anguish and physical pain" as well as "grief, fright, anxiety and humiliation." Driscoll said the boy accompanied his teen sisters to the dental office Aug. 5, 1999, and while his older sister was helping his younger sister through an orthodontic appointment next door, he found his way to the office complex's children's play area. When Smith's assistant called his name, "he did what the adults told him to do," Driscoll said. It wasn't until he emerged from the back room, crying and without two front teeth, that the mistake was discovered, Driscoll said. Published by the Sacramento Bee. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service Copyright © 2000 Nando Media Copyright © 2000 Scripps Howard News Service . <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
