A dentist who gave a five-year-old patient an excessive amount of an oral sedative during treatment has been banned from practising in Western Australia for four years.
abc.net.au/news/dentist-disqualified-for-giving-child-excessive-sedation/101833008A tribunal has banned a Western Australian dentist from practising for four years after he gave too much of an oral sedative to a young boy, which carried a risk he could have stopped breathing.
In the statement of agreed facts, the SAT was told that in December 2019, the young boy, known as Master LW, attended the Pilbara Dental Centre clinic in South Hedland with his mother after experiencing pain in his mouth. Before starting the treatment, Dr Krishnan administered 10 milligrams of midazolam to ease Master LW's anxiety, but the tribunal said the dose was greater than what was needed.
The medication is a cardiac and respiratory suppressant, but its safety and effectiveness has not been established in children under the age of eight years."Alternative and safer treatment options were available to manage Master LW's anxiety."It was agreed Dr Krishnan failed to provide adequate pre-operative clinical care as he did not weigh Master LW or undertake a comprehensive physical examination and he failed to obtain a detailed medical history.
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