Dallas dentist is sued after 82-year-old patient dies
A Dallas dentist is being sued by the children of a patient who died after dental surgery. The lawsuit contends that the dentist should have never performed the oral surgery on 82-year-old Fredericka Bailey. Family members say they filed the lawsuit in the hope of preventing what happened to their mother from happening to someone else. The lawsuit says Bailey had sickle cell, a blood cell disorder and end stage renal disease, and was on dialysis four times a week. "Despite knowing that, the Defendants went ahead with the procedure without consulting Ms. Bailey’s nephrologist or a hematologist," the lawsuit reads. An expert who examined the case in the lawsuit observed: "failing to Identify the right candidate for IV anesthesia, for traveling surgery, for extensive chair time and post operative down time, were key faults that ultimately led to the demise of Mrs. Bailey." Attorney Jonathan Wharton says Dr. Kelsey didn’t get medical clearance from Bailey's specialist before performing the nearly $40,000 procedure. "What we can do is send a message to Andrew Kelsey, to [dental implant provider] G4 by Golpa, and to every other dental practice out there, that there is a minimum standard of care that they have to comply with it," said Wharton.Read more here
