US EditionPublic Warned About Suspended Dentist
- A California dentist, Dr. Ryan Watkins, was placed on probation for 35 months due to a mishap involving excessive drug administration that led to a patient's cardiac arrest in 2016, according to the California Dental Board.
- Nine-Year-Old Silvanna Moreno died following dental treatment on March 18, 2016, under general anesthesia, and her death was ruled an accident caused by "methemoglobinemia in the setting of recent nitrous oxide administration" by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
- Watkins confirmed that emergency protocols were activated when Moreno experienced cardiac arrhythmia during the procedure and maintained that all safety protocols were followed, stating, "comprehensive safety protocols were followed, and all medications were administered according to manufacturer guidelines."
- Watkins asserted that he was not at fault for Moreno's death and expressed that a thorough review of her case is ongoing, emphasizing, "We are profoundly saddened by the tragic loss of Silvanna Moreno.
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Dentist was previously on probation before treating 9-year-old girl who died after anesthesia
A California dentist who treated a 9-year-old girl hours before she died following a routine procedure was placed on probation years prior for another procedure mishap, documents show.Back in 2020, Dr. Ryan Watkins was disciplined over a 2016 incident in which a 54-year-old man’s heart stopped after Watkins put him under anesthesia during a dental procedure.According to a complaint filed with the Dental Board of California, Watkins engaged in "u…
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