Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Dentist Drops Tools Down Patient's Throat ... Twice!


A Florida dentist is being sued for allegedly dropping tools down the throat of an elderly patient - twice, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.

Relatives of 90-year-old Charles Gaal Jr. recently filed the suit in circuit court accusing Dr. Wesley Meyers of negligence.

The lawsuit says the doctor dropped an "implant screwdriver tool" in 2006 and a "mini-wrench" in 2007.

The suit also says Gaal underwent several medical procedures to remove the tools but never fully recovered. He died in 2007.

Meyers was fined $17,000 by the state a year later. The dentist was found negligent in a settlement.
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