Dentist Loses License in Semen Case
Board Revokes License of Dentist Accused of Injecting Semen Into the Mouths of Patients
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. Aug. 16, 2004 State regulators have revoked the license of a North Carolina dentist accused of abusing female patients by injecting his semen into their mouths during dental procedures. The order issued Sunday said Dr. John Hall of Cornelius was to stop practicing dentistry no later than noon Monday.
Six former patients said Hall squirted a foul-tasting substance from a syringe into their mouths during office visits. They say they believe it was his semen.
Former employees testified before a dental board investigative panel they found syringes of Hall's semen in his office. Hall's lawyers counter that the former workers manufactured the stories that were then picked up by patients after heavy media coverage of the police search of his office last November.
His lawyer, Emerson Thompson, said the dentist was storing vials of his semen at his office because he was monitoring the effects of a hair-growth drug. The drug's potential side effects included diminished semen production and low sperm count, Thompson said.
Copyright 2004 The Associated Press
Board Revokes License of Dentist Accused of Injecting Semen Into the Mouths of Patients
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. Aug. 16, 2004 State regulators have revoked the license of a North Carolina dentist accused of abusing female patients by injecting his semen into their mouths during dental procedures. The order issued Sunday said Dr. John Hall of Cornelius was to stop practicing dentistry no later than noon Monday.
Six former patients said Hall squirted a foul-tasting substance from a syringe into their mouths during office visits. They say they believe it was his semen.
Former employees testified before a dental board investigative panel they found syringes of Hall's semen in his office. Hall's lawyers counter that the former workers manufactured the stories that were then picked up by patients after heavy media coverage of the police search of his office last November.
His lawyer, Emerson Thompson, said the dentist was storing vials of his semen at his office because he was monitoring the effects of a hair-growth drug. The drug's potential side effects included diminished semen production and low sperm count, Thompson said.
Copyright 2004 The Associated Press
