Posted: 30 May 2011 1332 hrs
SINGAPORE: A dental surgeon practising at the
National Dental Centre was fined S$3,000 for wrongly extracting two
teeth of a patient back in May 2007.
Dr Debbie Hong Pooi Mun wrongly extracted the upper left first
premolar and lower left second premolar of the patient.
She pleaded guilty to the charge.
Dr Hong was charged under the Dental Registration Act.
The Singapore Dental Council's disciplinary committee was of the
opinion that the wrongful extraction of the patient's two teeth was
a serious matter and could have been avoided if Dr Hong had been
more diligent in her duty.
The Committee therefore found her guilty of improper conduct
bringing disrepute to the profession.
Dr Hong was also censured and ordered to pay for the costs of the
disciplinary proceedings.
- CNA
