Houston Dentist Licensed Suspended After Bad Sedation of a Child

Jo-Carolyn Goode | 2/26/2016, 10:15 a.m.
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners has recently temporarily suspended the dental license of Dr. Bethaniel Jefferson for wrongly ...
Dr. Bethaniel Jefferson

The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners has recently temporarily suspended the dental license of Dr. Bethaniel Jefferson for wrongly treating a minor patient after having a procedure done in her office. In early January, the minor child was sedated and then procedure to have seizures. Documents that Dr. Jefferson treated the minor with a drug in her office and waited a long period of time before contacting additional help. An expert to myfoxhouston.com these incidents happen in dental offices almost daily due to lack of medical equipment or the individuals not knowing how to respond. This is an ongoing investigation. For more information, visit www.myfoxhouston.com.