A 64years old Grandmother die after dentist tries extracting 20 teeth all at once

Mother-of-two Judy Gan, 64, lost consciousness in the dentist chair while undergoing a complex procedure to have 20 teeth extracted at once and later died

A 64-year-old grandmother who lost consciousness in the dentist chair while undergoing a complex procedure to have 20 teeth extracted all at once, died just one hour later in hospital.

Retired librarian, mother-of-two and grandmother Judy Gan was having the extractions, together with implants and grafts performed at Dr. Patel’s Enfield Dental Surgery in Connecticut on Feb. 17 when she became unresponsive.

The two dental assistants present have since told investigators that they begged Dr. Rashmi Patel to stop what he was doing after his patients' vitals kept dropping.

Patel, a practicing dentist in the state for almost 11 years, allegedly refused a first request by his staff to halt the procedure and call 911 and even continued working after Gan had briefly woken up and asked him to stop.

Dr. Rashmi Patel has his dentist license suspended last month while the Connecticut State Dental Commission determines if he is responsible for Judy Gan's death

The Department of Public Health and the state Dental Commission suspended Patel's license last month after receiving an anonymous tip following Gan’s death, reports WFSB.

The state alleges that Patel's actions led to her death and he could lose his license permanently at a June 18 hearing before the Connecticut State Dental Commission.

According to documents obtained from the state Department of Public Health, Patel is accused of failing to respond appropriately when the woman's oxygen levels dropped, and improperly attempted to extract the teeth in a single visit.

Gan was having the extractions, together with implants and grafts performed at Dr. Patel's Enfield Dental Surgery in Connecticut on Feb. 17 when she became unresponsive

Patel was aware that Gan had pre-existing medical issues. Records show that she consented to the dental work while Patel's office received four medical clearances from other doctors.

The doctor’s two dental assistants have since told state investigators that Patel was repeatedly made aware that Gan's oxygen levels were falling, yet he reportedly wanted to finish his work.

The assistants told investigators that ‘an assistant asked if we could call 911 and he (Patel) said no.’

The website for Dr. Patel's Enfield Family Dental features several videos claiming people of all ages can benefit from his state-of-the-art compassionate care, but nowhere does it state that he is not currently allowed to practice following his suspension

The dentist soon noted one of the monitors was not working. According to the documents, that is when ‘that same assistant told Dr. Patel to stop the procedure and help her.

'He then injected the PT with the reversal agent. I thought we were going to stop. I was (relieved) because the oxygen was so unstable I didn't think it was safe to keep working.’

‘The PT began to wake up and she asked Dr. Patel if we could please stop the procedure and call it a day,’ the assistant continued. ‘Dr. Patel wanted to get the implants in so I took over suctioning.’

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