Vol. 14 – Number 53 – 2022
LEGAL DENTISTRY COLUMN
Page 6
Dental surgeon accused of patient death in Goiás granted an interview to Roberto Cabrini on the Record network
Prof. Roberley Araújo Assad
– MSc PhD, Dental Surgeon CRO/PR-7497
– Prof. of Graduation and Coord. Postgraduate Program in Orthodontics – Cescage/Ponta Grossa;
– Prof. of Graduation and Coord. Postgraduate Program in Orthodontics – Faculdade Herrero/Curitiba;
– Coordinator Postgraduate Program in Orthodontics – Soepar/Curitiba;
– Prof. Postgraduate Program in Orthodontics – Ioa/Avantis/Curitiba – Joinville/SC;
– Graduated in Law – Dom Bosco/Curitiba;
– Scientific reviewer for Orthoscience.
In July 2022, there was a case involving a professional in the state of Goiás who is being accused of the death of a 56-year-old patient, a public official, who underwent the installation of porcelain contact lenses carried out by her. The case gained national repercussions when it was the interview with the cold and direct questions reporter Roberto Cabrini aired on Rede Record.
The patient, who had heart disease, died 69 days after starting treatment and the cause of death (death certificate) contains cardiogenic shock, viral pneumonia, acute renal failure and secondary hypothermia. Her family accused the dentist of negligence with threatening tones in a kind of prejudgment for the guilt of the death caused by the procedures performed.
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DOI: 10.24077/2022;1453612226