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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Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
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Kootenay woman upset by deer cull sues realtor for 'misleading' her about neighbourhood
An Invermere woman who attempted to sue her real estate agent because she didn't like her neighbours or the fact that the town was culling deer has been ordered to pay special costs because of her behaviour over the seven years of litigation.

Penalty committee to decide on Kamloops dentist