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Pulling and Ripping Teeth: Dentist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison in France

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"He mutilated his patients in order to make money," prosecutor Valéry Morron said in her plea in the southern French Mende on Thursday.The court also imposed a life-long professional ban and a residence ban for the 61-year-old Portuguese."I went to him because of an abscess, he pulled all my teeth," a 47-year-old woman named Anabela reported. "They destroyed my family.

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In France, a dentist pulled healthy teeth from his patients in rows. "He mutilated his patients to make money," state attorney Valéry Morron said on Thursday. The defendant pulled 14 teeth from a patient within just two hours. "I was only hurt by the wisdom tooth, but he said it had to be all out," said 54-year-old Pierre in court in Mende in southern France. "I went to him for an abscess, he pulled all my teeth," said a 47-year-old woman named …

·Vienna, Austria
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A former 61-year-old dentist was sentenced to six years in prison this Thursday by the Mende Correctional Court in Lozère. He is accused of having performed unjustified and sloppy operations that maimed dozens of patients, with the aim of swindling Social Security. - A former dentist sentenced to six years in prison for dozens of mutilations in Lozère (Police, justice and other facts).

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"He mutilated his patients in order to make money," prosecutor Valéry Morron said in her plea in the southern French Mende on Thursday.The court also imposed a life-long professional ban and a residence ban for the 61-year-old Portuguese."I went to him because of an abscess, he pulled all my teeth," a 47-year-old woman named Anabela reported. "They destroyed my family.

·Germany
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The Mende Correctional Court found him guilty of all the charges against him. He was also banned from French territory and from practising the profession of dentist.

Lean Left

After making at least 44 victims, Dr. José Pereira Mendes was found guilty this Thursday by the Mende Correctional Court in Lozère. The court also pronounced a "definitive ban on practising the profession".

·Paris, France
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A 61-year-old ex-dentist was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison for performing medically unjustified and sloppy operations that maimed dozens of his patients in Lozère...

·Paris, France
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midilibre.fr broke the news on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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