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Commission accepts consent order after patient death; dentist barred from implants and all sedation
Summary
The Connecticut State Dental Commission approved a consent order disciplining Dr. Alexis Johnson after a Department of Public Health investigation into care that preceded a patient's death.
Joelle Newton, representing the Department of Public Health, presented a proposed consent order involving a patient who died following an extensive surgical plan that included extractions, grafting and immediate implant reconstruction. Newton said the department alleges failures in pre‑procedure medical history review, vital‑sign assessment, medical consultation and monitoring; the proposed order included a reprimand, the statutory maximum $10,000 civil penalty and three years of probation with coursework and…
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