Root Canal

A weekend at the mall —worse than a root canal

7 Feb 2012

Normally I don’t like to put off until tomorrow what I can and probably should do today, especially when it comes to work and other tasks that I know I need to do.

Paper Clips For Root Canals Lands Dentist In Jail

31 Jan 2012

When dentists do a root canal they are supposed to use steel posts, and definitely not paper clips. A dentist from Massachusetts has just received a 1-year prison sentence at the Bristol County House of Correction, for using paper clips for just such procedures - he had faced charges of assault and battery, as well as defrauding Medicaid to the tune of $130,000, and intimidating a witness. Dr ...

Jail for rogue paper clip dentist

30 Jan 2012

A Massachusetts dentist who used paper clips in root canals instead of metal posts is jailed after pleading guilty to assault and other charges.