Dentist injured during fight with patient over payment

Jun 29, 2014 News

A dentist is currently nursing a fractured arm that he sustained during a fight with a patient who refused to pay him more money for a procedure performed at the Port Kaituma Public Hospital.
Reports are that on Friday a heated argument erupted between 22-year-old Joel King of Citrus Grove, Port Kaituma and Dr. Rodriquez, the dentist attached to the hospital after he demanded a heftier payment.
A police source has confirmed that during the argument, Dr. Rodriquez brandished a knife and King picked up a piece of wood and dealt the doctor two lashes on his arm.
As a result of the incident, the doctor’s hand was fractured and King was taken into police custody.
King’s mother, Shelly Caleb, who spoke with Kaieteur News, said, “My son went to the dentist at the Port Kaituma Hospital dispensary to clean his teeth and the doctor tell he it would cost $9,000.”
“He (King) tell the doctor alright because normally if you ask him to do anything for you and you don‘t pay he does give you the running around.”
“When they done the doctor said he find a cavity when he did cleaning he teeth and tell Joel he gah pay $31,000.”
Caleb explained that her son refused to pay the dentist and placed $9,000 on his desk. The doctor, she claimed, became annoyed when King stated that that was all the money he had and walked out.
“They were arguing and my son tell he (Dr. Rodriquez) that he not gonna pay more because it supposed to be free. He leave and walk out.”
“The doctor rush up to he with a metal thing in he hand when he did walking to he car. He lash Joel and he pick up a piece of wood and lash he (Dr. Rodriquez) on he hand.”
King’s mother lamented that despite the way the incident occurred, her son was the only one taken into custody at the Port Kaituma Police Station.
Caleb said, “I don’t mind them charging Joel but why was he the only one arrested? This doctor using the Government resources to conduct his own business.”
“He (the doctor) been here for the past two years and even the doctor before he used to do the same thing. They use the Government dental place and make their own money.”
“Poor people can’t get anywhere here. Port Kaituma used to be a very poor place but now that they have gold it developing but these people wanna take advantage of people when they go to the hospital.”
“Everything should be free.”
“The doctor called me last night (Friday) and said he will see my son pay him and he will smash up his car,” Caleb stressed.

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