Not so long ago, in the middle of a client meeting, a tooth from Samira (who wished to remain anonymous) fell in her mask. His voice began to hiss, beads of sweat beaded on his forehead. Samira (persons whose first name only appears wished to remain anonymous) recounts how haunted she was by the idea that her canine might slip out of the mask and land on the desk. “You look tired, ma’am”inquired the customer.
Stories like this, stories of teeth that hurt like hell, that constantly come off and fall out while eating, laughing, that prevent you from biting into an apple, the Marseille Criminal Court will hear a multitude of them during the whole month of March while the trial of Lionel Guedj, 41, and his father Jean-Claude, 70, is due to open on Monday February 28. The two Marseille dentists are tried for intentional violence resulting in mutilation on hundreds of patients to whom Lionel Guedj had promised “star smile”. Of the 349 plaintiffs who filed civil suits during the investigation, nearly 130 of them planned to attend this trial. And to tell of the suffering that lasts, ten years later.
Up to 70 patients per day
After graduating, Lionel Guedj opened his office in August 2005 at 194 avenue de Saint-Antoine, in the heart of the northern districts of Marseille. His uncle, a general practitioner in the district, has won the trust of the inhabitants of the neighboring towns, La Castellane, Plan d’Aou, La Bricarde and the inhabitants of the villas on the hills overlooking the port. Lionel Guedj is young, attractive, his coat is colorful and he doesn’t have the slightly austere look of a dentist. He happily kisses patients and quickly goes to familiarity. His office is very “high-tech” and he drives an Aston Martin.
In the 15e district, “Lionel”, as the civil parties still call him, saw his clientele grow rapidly. “We give him the good Lord without confession”, now provides one of the many civil parties. He works early in the morning, receives up to 70 patients a day, schedules an appointment every ten minutes. In 2010, the number of acts he invoices daily is equivalent to 52 hours of work, calculated Social Security, which is sounding the alarm. ” It’s frightening “testified Isabelle Ferrandi, consultant dentist of the medical service of the Primary Health Insurance Fund, which is not “never came back”.
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