Dentistry Whistleblower DEAD

Remember last year when it was revealed a VA clinic in Ohio was using less than sterile conditions.  There was an uproar!

Well, the dental lab technician who blew the whistle on died Saturday in a one car accident.

By Thomas Gnau, Staff Writer Updated 10:37 AM Sunday, October 16, 2011

BEAVERCREEK — A dental lab technician who helped call attention to poor infection-control practices at the Dayton VA Medical Center last year was killed in a one-car accident in Beavercreek Saturday morning.

Wallace “Ray” Perdue of Fairborn was killed after the car he was driving left the road and struck a tree in the 2200 block of Kemp Road, just west of Beaver Valley Road, at 11:54 a.m. Saturday, according to Beavercreek police. He was 45. Police said he died at the scene.

His wife, Sherry Perdue, was also in the car. She was examined at Miami Valley Hospital after the crash, then discharged on Saturday, a hospital spokesperson said.

The Perdues, along with a third whistle-blower, told VA inspectors in the summer of 2010 about dentist Dr. Dwight Pemberton’s failure to sterilize instruments and change latex gloves between seeing patients.

In the aftermath of the Perdues’ allegations coming to light, the VA closed its Dayton dental clinic for three weeks and offered testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV to 535 former patients of Pemberton’s.

Small Smiles Dental Centers Continue SLAPP’ing Grandma of 9

Demonstrating their ruthless style of business-preying on the most vulnerable of citizens-Church Street Health Management is continuing to SLAPP a Kentucky grandma  for voicing her continued dislike of the company’s business practices,

In 2008 Church Street Heath Management, LLC- then known as FORBA Holdings, LLC- brought a first amendment lawsuit, referred to as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) against one of their many critics.

In January 2010, Church Street Health Management agreed to pay upwards to $30Mil to settle allegations of abusing children, overtreatment and Medicaid Fraud.  CSHM was also forced to sign a “Quality of Care” “Corporate Integrity Agreement” with the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Being the “low hanging fruit”, CSHM and their corporate owners, the Carlyle Group, First Islamic Bank-now known as Arcapita Bank and American Capital Strategies, have once again brought this unrepresented grandmother of 9 back to court in Western Kentucky. 

On October 17, 2011 at 10AM a hearing will be held in Federal Court.  CSHM has motioned the court to find grandma in Contempt of Court; asking the retired grandma to be fined $10,000 and pay an exorbitant amount of legal fees.  In their court pleadings, CSHM mentions possible jail time as a remedy to satisfy their intent to suppress grandma’s 1st Amendment rights to free speech.

CSHM also wants the court to force grandma to reveal the identity of current or former employees with whom she has had contact.  Doubtful it’s to pat any of those person’s on the head for doing such a good job in keeping them honest.

 

November 2008 Original  Complaint - FORBA v Hagan
December 2008 -CSHM's 1st request for Santions  2008(denied)
April 2009 – CSHM’s Motion to Dismiss (granted) 

July 2011 CSHM Motion for Sanctions
July 2011 Declaration of Todd Cruse
July 2011 Memorandum in Support of Sanctions

September 2011 Grandma's Combined Response to CSHM’s Motion for Sanctions and Motion to Dismiss
September 2011 Grandma's Memorandum in support

Church Street Health Management, LLC is located in Nashville, Tennessee at:618 Church St # 520
Nashville, TN 37219-2457
(615) 750-0306

 Members and Officers of the Church Street Health Management, LLC are:

Officers:
Michael Lindley-Chairman & CFO
Rodney Cawood-EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Al J. Smith- President, COO and Secretary

Members:
Dr. Steve Adair
Bret Bero – American Capital.
Scott A. Buschmann – Arcapita Bank
Stockton Croft – Arcapita Bank
Charles L. Griffith – Arcapita Bank
Susan B. Kasser- Carlyle Group
Douglas Kelley – American Capital
Michael G. Lindley – Small Smiles Holding, LLC
William C. Miller, Jr – Arcapita Bank
Al J. Smith – Small Smiles Holding, LLC

 

Arcapita Bank is headquartered in Bahrain, while the Carlyle Group is the third largest private investment group in the world with assets of $150 billion dollars. In March 2008, Carlyle Capital Corporation defaulted on about US$ 16.6 billion of debt as the global credit crunch brought about by the subprime mortgage crisis worsened for leveraged investors. (Wikipedia)

American Dental Partners Lawsuits thru June 2011

From EDGAR online

American Dental Partners, Inc. ( NASDQ: ADPI) Lawsuits thru June 2011

Stockholder Litigation

On or about February 22 and 23, 2010, Special Situations Fund III L.P., Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P., and Special Situations Fund III Q.P., L.P. excluded themselves from the class action settlement resolving consolidated actions entitled “In re American Dental Partners, Inc. Securities Litigation,” civil action number 1:08-CV-10119-RGS, and filed an opt-out complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, against us and certain of our executive officers, entitled “Special Situations Fund III, L.P. et al. v. American Dental Partners, Inc. et al.,” civil action number 1:10-CV-10331, which we refer to as the Opt-Out Action.

The Opt-Out Action complaint (i) asserts that the plaintiffs purchased over 500,000 shares of our common stock during the period of February 25, 2004 through December 13, 2007; (ii) alleges that we and certain of our executive officers violated the federal securities laws, in particular, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, by making allegedly material misrepresentations and failing to disclose allegedly material facts concerning the lawsuit by Park Dental Group against our subsidiary, PDHC, Ltd., entitled PDG, P.A. v. PDHC, Ltd., Civ. A. Nos. 27-CV-06-2500 and 27-CV-07-13030, filed in the Fourth Judicial District of Hennepin County, Minnesota on February 3, 2006 and conduct at issue in that action during the period of February 25, 2004 through December 13, 2007, which had the effect of artificially inflating the market price of our common stock; (iii) asserts control person claims under Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act against the executive officers named as defendants; and (iv) claims that certain of the alleged misrepresentations also violated Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act.

The plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of monetary damages, costs and attorneys’ fees and any other relief the Court deems proper. We are unable to provide a range of potential damages with respect to this action.

On June 11, 2010, we and the other defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Opt-Out Action. On March 31, 2011, the Court denied the motion to dismiss with respect to the Section 10(b) and Section 20(a) claims, but granted the motion to dismiss with respect to the Section 18 claim. We intend to defend ourselves vigorously with respect to this matter.

Youngstown, Ohio Small Smiles Dental Center Dentist Has Hair Pulled by Patient

October 12, 2011
By JOE GORMAN - reporter (jgorman@tribtoday.com) , Tribune Chronicle | TribToday.com

YOUNGSTOWN - An Idlewood Avenue woman reportedly unhappy with work on her tooth was arraigned Tuesday in Municipal Court on accusations that she pulled her dentist's hair and wouldn't let go.

Cassandra Allen, 21, was arraigned on two counts of assault. Judge Elizabeth Kobly set bond at $10,000, as well as ordering that Allen have no contact with the Small Smile Dental Center on Mahoning Avenue or any of its employees.

Police reports state that Allen went to the office about 9 a.m. Monday, upset over some work done on her tooth. A dentist tried to help her, but several times during the process, Allen complained, the report states.

Connecticut dentist paying the price for Medicaid fraud–Dr. Kristi Rossomando

Dentist pays for making false claims to Medicaid

WTNH TV
Updated: Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011, 4:42 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011, 4:42 PM EDT

New Haven, Conn. (WTNH) - A New Haven dentist is paying over $200,000 for making false claims for services provided at her dental office.

Kristi Rossomando, D.M.D and her dental practice, The Children's Dental Group, P.C., located at 825 Grand Avenue, have entered into a civil settlement in which they will pay $212,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

NYC dentist, Dr. Elan Kaufman, maxed out family’s dental benefits for the entire year of 2011 when he hadn’t seen any of their children. None! It gets worse, much worse.

Also, the high profile dentist and Chief of Pediatric Dentistry at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, Dr. Elan Kaufman billed the family’s insurance company for 5 visits on their 3 year old child whom he has never seen. Dr. Elan Kaufman had never looked inside the child’s mouth-he should not even have a chart or medical record of any kind on this child.  Parents say the child had not been past the waiting room!

Records say in 2009 he did 6 filings on the child- when the child was only one year old.  According to all the bills submitted on the child he had never seen the 3 year old had been seen 5 times and should currently have a total of 14 fillings.  He also billed for cleanings and fluoride treatment. 

Fox 5 took the child to another prominent dentist for examination.  Not only did the child have NO fillings, she had NO cavities.  Troubling to me is the fact the dentist wanted his identity to remain a secret.  Typical and 99.9% of the problem in my opinion.  Everyone wants to remain anonymous!!

Dr. Kaufman blames the “mistake” on staff, calling it a “clerical error”.  HA!

Anyone want to guess what procedures he billed out in 2011, that caused the family to max out it’s benefits with Delta Dental?

It was the “soup of the day”- Pulpotomies (Baby Root Canals) and Stainless Steel Crowns.  I know, I know…

Wednesday September 28, 2011
Fox 5 reporter Arnold Diaz

Dr. Elan Kaufman’s Other reported Credentials:
Director of Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics in Brooklyn
Teaches at Columbia University – Columbia says he no longer teaches there.
President of the non-profit Children’s Dental Foundation (CDF)

Complaints About New York City Dentist: MyFoxNY.com

UK Ombudsman names and shames dentist

The serious problems with the dental community is not limited to the US.

GDPUK

The Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has named a Staffordshire dentist who has repeatedly ignored calls from professional bodies to apologize to a patient following her complaint. This is the first time Ms Abraham has published a report specifically to alert Parliament to a health care professional’s refusal to put things right following a complaint.

Ms Abraham’s report sets out the findings of her investigation of the patient’s complaint about dentist Rajesh Narendranath (known as Mr Nath), of Stone Family Dental Practice in Stone, Staffordshire. The patient, Mrs D, complained that Mr Nath had been rough and had hurt her while trying to take x-rays, and also that he had been rude to her when she had objected. She described leaving the appointment feeling ‘battered emotionally and in more pain’.

Taxpayers spent $13 million on orthodontic transportation in Texas

Children picked up and escorted to dentist office for orthodontic treatment when dentist was not even in the state. 

Dollars are scarcely available to treat children who are in  very serious and real need, yet hundreds of millions freely distributed for unnecessary and useless braces on children in the Medicaid system.

These are just two of the allegations in the latest installment from Byron Harris of WFAA-TV in Dallas.

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by BYRON HARRIS
Bio | Email
WFAA

Taxpayers spent $13 million on orthodontic transportation | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Posted on October 6, 2011 at 11:42 PM

Last year, Texas taxpayers spent $184 million so kids on Medicaid could get free braces. Taxpayers did not just pay orthodontists for doing work many in the middle class consider a luxury. Under Medicaid, the public spent $13 million on orthodontic transportation.

Children got picked up, taken to orthodontists' offices, had their braces installed or worked on and were taken home again. Medicaid pays for up to 26 trips per patient. Many experts say that's evidence of a well-intentioned program gone wrong.

In his office in Dallas, Dr. Deji Fashemo looks at a three-dimensional photo of a child who badly needs orthodontic help. It is a mouth so crammed with teeth it's painful to look at. So in need of structural repair, the patient can hardly open to brush his teeth.

 

Dental One Under Investigation In Colorado Fallout Hitting Texas? Is Dell Computer CEO a dentist?

What does Michael Dell, the CEO of Dell computers know about root canals?

Word coming out of Colorado today is the Dental One clinic in Mountain, Colorado might be in some trouble. Rumor has it the District Attorney in Monument, Colorado is investigation billing fraud allegations.

Dental One operates 14 practices in Colorado including
Jackson Creek Dental Care
15854 Jackson Creek Parkway
Suite 140
Monument, CO 80132
719-302-2200

Dental One is based in Dallas, Texas
DentalOne Partners - Dallas
17300 Dallas Parkway
Suite 1070
Dallas, Texas 75248

 
Dental One

Dental One says it's an advisory company that owns clinics in various states.

Dental One Officers:
Edward H. Meckler, Chairman, DDS
Peter Grumbos, Chief Clinical Officer, DDS, FAGD
Keith Miller, Chief Operating Officer
David J. Krause, Chief Financial Officer
Dave Drzewiecki, Chief Information Officer
David G. Slezak, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Charlie Zasso, Chief Clinical Director, DDS, FAGD
Andy McBryde, Vice President, Central Operations
Chris Tsichlis, Vice President, Human Resources

Dental One, Inc
Dental Care Partners, Inc
Dental One Partners is a trademark owned by Dental One, Inc and refers to dental practices serviced by either Dental Care Partners, Inc or Dental One, Inc.
Dental Works – refers to dental practices serviced by Dental Care Partners, Inc

 

 

DentalOne Partners - Dallas
17300 Dallas Parkway
Suite 1070
Dallas, Texas 75248

Phone: 972-755-0800
Fax: 972-755-0890
Email: dallas.office@dentalonepartners.com

March 2007 – Purchased by North Peak Capital, LLC a subsidiary of MSD Capital, LP (MSD=Michael and Susan Dell, CEO, Dell Computers

Critics allege crying kids were hit - LA Daily News

I’m hoping this takes root, as it seems it has, and continues across the country.  C’mon parents, stand up for your children. 

Here is the story of another protest, this time at Dr. Dove’s Chatsworth, California.

Critics allege crying kids were hit - LA Daily News

CHATSWORTH - Angry parents demonstrated Friday outside the office of a pediatric dentist, accusing him of hitting young patients who cried and pulling teeth without proper sedation.

Picketing outside the Devonshire Street office of Dr. Edward E. Dove, more than a half-dozen mothers, grandmothers and others claimed that Dove mistreated children during visits and barred parents from being at their kids' side during procedures.

Janice Tucker, left, and Brooke Catalfamo demonstrate Dr. Edward Dove's pediatric dental office in Chatsworth on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Several parents who believe their children were mistreated by the dentist gathered outside his office to let others know their stories. (Andy Holzman/Daily News Staff Photographer)

"We're just here trying to protect other innocent children," said Brooke Catalfamo, of Reseda, who said Dove slapped her 5-year-old son in the face when he cried.

Another group held a similar protest recently outside Dove's office in Bakersfield, and critics have launched a Facebook page to detail complaints.