Chinese clinic extracts 12 teeth from man after he complains of ache in one tooth
Dentist closes for rectification and ordered to pay back fee after being found liable for misconduct, draining 63-year-old’s bank accounts
A Chinese clinic has been punished by authorities after it extracted the 12 remaining teeth from a 63-year-old man with high blood pressure and heart disease, and withdrew all the money from his accounts.
The man, surnamed Li, from Baoji, northwestern China’s Shaanxi province, went to the Datuanyuan Dental Clinic to have an aching tooth checked last September.
Li recently told Chinese media outlets that he believed the clinic’s ads, such as “Get a dental implant in the morning and eat meat in the afternoon”, and “Have a complete set of teeth, live past 100”.
Staff even sent a car to pick him up, and offered a free check-up. He ended up having the 12 teeth taken out, and received 10 implants.
The staff then drained all the 18,800 yuan (US$2,800) from his bank account and digital wallets, and left him with an outstanding bill of 6,200 yuan.
Li said: “When my son found me, my mouth was full of blood, and I only had 30 yuan (US$4.5) left for bus fare.”