Dentist forcibly removes bridges after patient doesnt pay
 

German dentist extracts payment from patient

A German dentist overpowered a female patient in her home and yanked out two dental bridges from her mouth because she had failed to pay her bill.

The dentist from the Bavarian town of Neu-Ulm is now under investigation for assault and theft after arriving at the woman's home with his medical instruments to perform the unwanted surgery.

According to police, the dentist knocked on the door of the 35-year-old woman on Monday evening and without saying a word forced her into her living room and tied her hands.

In a scene reminiscent of the movie Marathon Man, he then forced open her mouth and removed the £320 worth of dental work which the woman's insurance company had refused to pay.

According to the victim, he never said a word.

"The dentist is being investigated for assault for the way he forced open her mouth, and theft for taking the bridges," said Christian Owsinski a police spokesman.

"The woman was in pain when she showed up at the police station."

Mr Owsinski said the dentist, who has not been named, had not been arrested.

If convicted he could face discipline from both the health insurance company and the dental association that could jeopardise his practice

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...m-patient.html

i am sure he is scared :1orglaugh

why would he do that? not only will he lose his license he's going to jail for aggravated assault and theft--for what? 320 euros?

how is it theft? she never paid for the bridges. she was the one stealing in fact.

if you shoplift from sears they can't send thugs to your house to come collect it. They have to deal with the police because there are LAWS that protect peoples rights on both ends.

bavaria

funny stuff happens there

In the US he would be stripped of his license for life and do hard prison time.

I don't think the woman would be in much trouble. Her insurance company declined to pay. She would have probably been put on some sort of installment plan or the bill would have been waved all together. (dunno how it works in those countries)


There is probably a bit more of a backstory here to explain this guys actions.

Is O.J. Simpson aware of that fact?:Oh crap

you STILL wouldnt be charged with theft, because the property wasnt theres, its yours.
assault perhaps, but not theft because you arent stealing anything. its yours, you went and got it forcibly.

the forcibly part is what will get you in trouble

the bill would be waived? so the dentist would lose money, thus the reason he went back to get his property

its illegal in germany as well offcourse

trespessing theft assault the whole deal, im sure he will lose his license

she would of deserved it if she had stiffed him for the bill, not the insurance company

So if you overcharge me $79 bucks for hosting and refuse to give me my money back. I have the right to come down south and forcibly take it from you correct ?

No, I don't. I decide to take other action. That's why they make LAWS so people don't get hurt in business ...:2 cents:

That's fucked up!

crazy shit.

love their cream / creme

i never said he had the right, but thats what the word forcibly means. by force. he cant be charged with theft, because its not. it IS assault or whatever else... but not theft really, because its his property until she pays to own it.

Fucking freak. I always hated dentists.

What's with Germans and stealing teeth? Is it a national fetish there?

ah, so he is the dental repo man.:Oh crap sounds like a blast

But he was charged with theft! I guess they forgot to ask you if that was appropriate. They probably won't make that mistake again, Matlock.

holy fuck lmao

hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

That's crazy.

he wasnt charged with theft, they said he was being "investigated" for it.

Where does it say 320 euros?

ok pounds, i got my symbols mixed, what's the difference?

wonder why she didnt pay

About 82 euros.

Why didn't he just ask her to pay for it herself? Or take it up with a collection agency.

Psycho dentist.

He should lose his license and go to jail. Dentists are like doctors; they are supposed to help people and shouldn't be in it for the money.

And besides, a dentist makes $1 million per year. He can afford 300 Euros.