Dr. Ryan Watkins was put on probation by the Dental Board of California for 35 months in 2020
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- A California dentist who administered anesthesia to a 9-year-old girl before she died the same day faced previous disciplinary action
- Silvanna Moreno died on March 18, hours after undergoing surgery at Dreamtime Dentistry in Vista, Calif., according to a San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office autopsy report
- Dr. Ryan Watkins, a dentist trained in anesthesiology who treated Moreno, was put on probation for 35 months in 2020 after a man’s heart stopped during a dental procedure in 2016
A California dentist who administered anesthesia to a 9-year-old girl before she died faced previous disciplinary action, documents show.
Silvanna Moreno died on March 18, hours after undergoing surgery at Dreamtime Dentistry in Vista, Calif., according to a San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office (SDCME) autopsy report, PEOPLE previously reported.
Authorities listed her cause of death as methemoglobinemia in the setting of recent nitrous oxide administration. Her manner of death was an accident…