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DEATH DENTIST SELLS SURGERY.


A DENTIST at the centre of an tooth op death tragedy has sold off his surgery.

Maurice Beckett, one of three men charged with gross misconduct MISCONDUCT. Unlawful behaviour by a person entrusted in any degree: with the administration of justice, by which the rights of the parties and the justice of the, case may have been affected.
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 over the death of schoolboy Darren Denholm, has sold the Peffermill Dental Clinic in Edinburgh to two former associates.

A fatal accident inquiry
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is a unique aspect of the Scottish legal system, which is requested by a Procurator Fiscal when a fatal accident has occurred. The legislation underpining this procedure is the Fatal Accident and Sudden Deaths (Scotland) Act 1976.
 last year revealed there were a catalogue of errors in the 10-year-old's treatment at the surgery and led to a ban on general anaesthetics general anaesthetic
Noun

a substance that causes general anaesthesia See anaesthesia

Noun 1. general anaesthetic - an anesthetic that anesthetizes the entire body and causes loss of consciousness
 outside hospitals.

The new owners of the clinic, Derek Rae Derek Rae (born in Aberdeen) is a Scottish soccer announcer for ESPN, working as a commentator (play-by-play) for their coverage of the UEFA Champions League. He is also the host of ESPNsoccernet's PressPass.  and Sanj Tandon, have renamed it the Craigmillar Dental Centre and signs tell patients it is under new management.

Mr Rae said: "We are trying hard to bring some stability to the practice.

"For a long time patients would see different faces every time they came in.

"Now it will just be us, although we plan to hire an associate by the end of the year."

The General Dental Council The General Dental Council (GDC) is a United Kingdom organisation which regulates all dental professionals in the country. Established in 1956, and currently under the Dentists Act 1984, it keeps an up-to-date register of all qualified dentists and other dental care  have still to decide Mr Beckett's case.
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Author:Tait, James
Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Aug 19, 2000
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