A pediatric dentist in San Diego is awaiting an administrative hearing that could result in the suspension or loss of his license.
State investigative documents lay out a case against a San Diego dentist, saying he pulled teeth, performed root canals and installed fillings children didn’t need., in 2018 after receiving a complaint from a parent. Now, more than three years later, two mothers and a dentist NBC 7 Investigates spoke with are outraged that Nguyen is still allowed to see patients.
Jane told us she decided to visit a different dentist. According to the state accusation, the new dentist was “unable to verify via X-ray all the work claimed to have completed and billed for.” State investigators spoke with that second dentist about their findings and brought in a board-retained expert to review records. The state’s expert found, “Of the 10 teeth that respondent charged for treatment, only three teeth had actual treatment performed.
“There was a big red flag — a lot of bells and whistles going off — and if I was an auditor in that case, I’d say, ‘Doesn’t pass. Doesn’t pass.’ ” Davis said. In the case involving Jane’s daughter, the state said Nguyen’s office never sent the investigator a copy of an “Informed Consent form for treatment” despite several requests for it. The state also said Nguyen failed to chart the child’s vital signs like blood pressure or pulse during sedated treatment, didn’t record why sedation was even necessary and failed to obtain the proper consent for sedation.
“For the longest time, nobody contacted me from the board,” Jane said. “I thought they had forgotten about my case. I thought they had thrown it out somewhere.”Jane filed her complaint with the state in 2018. It took three years for the dental board to file its accusation against Nguyen. The next step is a hearing in front of an administrative law judge, which has not been scheduled yet.“This is potentially life-threatening,” Davis said. “This is absurd. It doesn’t cut it.
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