News Items tag as: Dr. Bobby Rishiraj

Penalty committee to decide on Kamloops dentist
August 21, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A penalty committee will decide next week if a Kamloops dentist will still be allowed to practice and what, if any, penalties to impose after his sedated patient suffered a heart attack.
Kamloops dental surgeon appeals regulator decision, issues counter claim in medical malpractice suit
July 27, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A dental surgeon accused of causing a patient’s severe brain injury will fight the allegations against him in two separate tribunals after announcing his plan to appeal a dental regulator's decision prior to his penalty hearing.
More inspections warranted after Kamloops patient sustains heart attack, brain injury: Dental regulator
July 17, 2015 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - The regulatory board for dental surgeons will continue operating on a complaint-based system for incidents, but plans to broaden its scope of inspection for sedation facilities after one Kamloops dentist’s failures caused a patient’s severe brain injury in 2012.
Kamloops dental surgeon continues work while awaiting penalty for causing brain damage to patient
July 06, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A local dental surgeon continues to work at his practice while he waits to hear what penalty a professional panel imposes for a series of failures which led to a patient’s cardiac arrest during surgery.
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Penalty committee to decide on Kamloops dentist