NC Dentist Shawana Patterson Stripped Of License After 2 Die While Under ‘Excessive’ Anesthesia

HIGH POINT, NC. (THECOUNT) — High Point, North Carolina dentist, Shawana Patterson, has been stripped of her license after officials say two patients under her care died as a result of imprudently administered anesthesia.

The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners revoked Patterson’s license claiming her use of anesthesia factored into two patient deaths over the last year.

The board says Patterson gave an “excessive” amount of anesthesia to one patient who disclosed health issues that made him unfit for anesthesia outside of hospitals.

It says the dentist dismissed concerns that the patient turned “bluish-gray” until he became unresponsive.

The State Board says it also revoked Patterson’s general anesthesia permit.

One of the victims was hospitalized, diagnosed with brain damage, and later died.

The second patient suffered a similar fate, reports WNCT.

Patterson is a Howard University College of Medicine alum, according to vitals.com.

Geo quick facts: High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad region of the state of North Carolina. Most of the city is located in Guilford County, with portions spilling into neighboring Randolph, Davidson, and Forsyth counties. High Point is North Carolina’s only city that extends into four counties – Wikipedia.