Nealy six years after a Yuma toddler died after a visit to the dentist, state regulators are proposing changes in how dentists treat their smallest patients.
PHOENIX — Nearly six years after a Yuma toddler died following a visit to the dentist, state regulators are proposing changes in how dentists treat their smallest patients.
While recovering from anesthesia, Zion became unresponsive, according to an investigation by the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners. He was rushed to the emergency room and hospitalized but died four days later. Zion was not the only child to have a medical emergency after receiving anesthesia at the dentist. The Arizona dental board told ABC15 one other child under age 8 has died since 2013. Four other children were taken to the emergency room but survived.
Shamp, an operating room nurse, said she was concerned while reading a 2022 state audit of the dental board and learning that people had died after dental visits.She was also concerned that the dental board’s Anesthesia and Sedation Committee had spent three years discussing possible changes, but there had been no rule changes.
The dental board was scheduled to discuss and vote on the proposed rules at its meeting on Friday. However, Board President Anthony Herro said he expected a lengthy discussion and would instead schedule a special meeting within 60 days.Attorney Scott Eldridge, who represented Zion’s family and has been involved in other dental malpractice cases, said he can’t speak about any specific case.
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