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Dentists rob customer

An illegal dentist who gave a patient an overdose of anesthetic and stole their gold jewelry with his accomplice seven years ago, has appeared in Fengtai district court, the Beijing Morning Post reported.

The man surnamed Shen and his partner surnamed Tang gave anesthetic to a woman for a tooth filling in Fengtai district on July 5, 2002. When the woman lost consciousness, they robbed the woman's jewelry worth 7,395 yuan, the court was told.