Report: Elderly Dentist Drugged, Drooled, Pulled Wrong Teeth
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iStock/Thinkstock(TULSA, Okla.) — While drooling is sometimes expected at the dentist’s office, it’s usually not the dentist doing so — though that’s just what authorities say was going on with 75-year-old Dr. Gary Dean Burnidge, who is accused of repeatedly operating on patients while under the influence of drugs.
Tulsa World reports Burnidge surrendered his license in January and subsequently sold his practice. He is accused of pulling the wrong teeth, operating on the wrong side of patients’ mouths, and instructing his staff to inject him with medications that at times left him slurring and drooling while on the job.
The dentist is also alleged to have over-anesthetized patients, and improperly stored controlled drugs around the office.
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