Death trail leads to dodgy dental hospital
Compiled by RAHIMY RAHIM, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
THE deaths of eight people in Tamil Nadu in 2023 have been traced back to a dental hospital where they underwent procedures, Makkal Osai reported.
The conclusion was reached after an investigation by the directorate of public health, the Christian Medical College Vellore and the Indian Council of Medical Research.
It was found that 10 people who underwent procedures at the dental hospital in Thiruppattur village developed infections. Eight of them died within 16 days of their procedures.
The investigation found that the dentists had used unsanitised surgical tools to open bottles of saline solution. They had then used the same saline solution to clean the mouths of multiple patients.
This had caused severe bacterial infections which affected the brains of the patients and caused serious side effects, eventually killing them.
It remains unclear whether the hospital, which has since closed down, would face criminal or civil action.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
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