The Ohio State Dental Board permanently revoked the anesthesia permit of Dr. Faisal Quereshy and indefinitely suspended his dental license after a patient died during a routine tooth extraction procedure.

Matthew Miller, 48, visited Visage Surgical Institute in Medina, Ohio in August 2023 for tooth extractions. During the procedure, Miller stopped breathing and died four days later. The board's investigation found multiple failures: Quereshy did not address the patient's sleep apnea condition before administering anesthesia, failed to obtain medical clearance, and — critically — altered Miller's anesthesia records after the surgery.

The penalties are severe: permanent revocation of the anesthesia permit, a minimum 90-day license suspension, at least five years of probation, and mandatory training in sleep apnea management, ethics, and record keeping. The case underscores the increasing willingness of state dental boards to impose career-ending sanctions for patient safety failures.

For dental practice owners, the implications are clear: anesthesia protocols, pre-operative screening, and documentation integrity are not just clinical best practices — they are existential compliance requirements. Record alteration, in particular, transforms a malpractice case into a board enforcement action with no path to recovery.

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