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Dentist gets prison sentence
Dentist gets prison sentence
Posted on: Wednesday 1st February 2012
Boston dentist, Mr Clair, who had been using paper clips as a cheap alternative in root canal treatments, was sentenced yesterday (Tuesday 31st January) at the Bristol County House of Correction, US. Reports claimed that he had not only faced charges of assault and battery, but also faced charges with regards to defrauding Medicaid of $130,000.
The court heard that Mr Clair’s substandard dental treatment left many patients in terrible pain and a number of patients developed a range of problems, including loss of teeth and infections.
Originally the prosecutors had requested a five-to-seven year sentence; however, much to the annoyance of Mr Clair’s victims and former colleagues, the dentist only received a one-year sentence.
According to reports, the final sentence was decided after ‘mitigating factors’ were taken into account; these included a lack of criminal record, mental health issues and the fact that Mr Clair accepted responsibility for his actions. However, after it was revealed that Mr Clair’s former staff members were concerned for their own safety, a further request from the prosecutors that Mr Clair stay away from his victims and ex colleagues was granted by the Judge.
Reports further stated that Mr Clair is now banned from practicing dentistry anywhere in the USA and upon leaving prison he will have to complete five years of probation.
Posted on: Wednesday 1st February 2012
Boston dentist, Mr Clair, who had been using paper clips as a cheap alternative in root canal treatments, was sentenced yesterday (Tuesday 31st January) at the Bristol County House of Correction, US. Reports claimed that he had not only faced charges of assault and battery, but also faced charges with regards to defrauding Medicaid of $130,000.
The court heard that Mr Clair’s substandard dental treatment left many patients in terrible pain and a number of patients developed a range of problems, including loss of teeth and infections.
Originally the prosecutors had requested a five-to-seven year sentence; however, much to the annoyance of Mr Clair’s victims and former colleagues, the dentist only received a one-year sentence.
According to reports, the final sentence was decided after ‘mitigating factors’ were taken into account; these included a lack of criminal record, mental health issues and the fact that Mr Clair accepted responsibility for his actions. However, after it was revealed that Mr Clair’s former staff members were concerned for their own safety, a further request from the prosecutors that Mr Clair stay away from his victims and ex colleagues was granted by the Judge.
Reports further stated that Mr Clair is now banned from practicing dentistry anywhere in the USA and upon leaving prison he will have to complete five years of probation.
