*Dentist accused of paper clip use in root canals

[Grace62]

billb wrote:

Anyone in Crofton, Maryland might want to check out his name and face as his license to practice was previously revoked in Maryland for 5 years and also revoked in Florida and West Virginia.

Ugh - then how does he end up practicing in Massachusetts? Don't they do background checks before issuing a license?

$tevie wrote:
Staples. Yeah, we got that.

Perfect!

[OWC Jamie]

Grace62 wrote:
[quote=billb]

Anyone in Crofton, Maryland might want to check out his name and face as his license to practice was previously revoked in Maryland for 5 years and also revoked in Florida and West Virginia.

Ugh - then how does he end up practicing in Massachusetts? Don't they do background checks before issuing a license?

$tevie wrote:
Staples. Yeah, we got that.

Perfect!



The Fall River office had multiple dentists in his employ. It's how he kept his Medicare Fraud going after being booted out of the system in 2002.
I imagine he has had multiple practices going in multiple states.

[Dennis S]

It's a wonder you don't hear about more people getting the sh!t pounded out of them because of stuff like this.

[davester]

I wonder if he tells his girlfriend that those dime store party balloons work just as well as trojans.

[JoeH]

A somewhat more complete story is here, http://www.heraldnews.com/breaking/x2018...z1kJtyV9DY

Another story stated that his license to practice in Mass. was suspended in 2006, so they were catching up with him after the other states had lifted his license.

[Trouble]

Grateful11 wrote:
What a jerk! I bet he didn't cut his charges to the patient any. More Greed!

The first thing you thought was overcharging?

[haikuman]

"Investigators allege Clair performed the work and then had other dentists in the practice submit bills to Medicaid"

This seems to go to Collusion by the other dentists . . . ?

"The investigation also charged that Clair twice used paper clips rather than the more expensive stainless steel posts to strengthen teeth given a root canal. Investigators also charged Clair with prescribing Hydrocodone, Combunox and Percocet to staff members, who in turn gave some of the medicine back to him."

http://www.heraldnews.com/breaking/x2018...z1kJtyV9DY



Sounds like the whole office needs to be closed and punished . . . maybe . . . ?

[NewtonMP2100]

....so this is the ROOT of all evil.....??