Groping dentist says just trying to help
A dentist accused of fondling the breasts of 27 female patients in California is trying to keep his dental license by arguing that chest massages are an appropriate procedure in certain cases.
Mark Anderson’s lawyer said that dental journals discuss the need to massage the pectoral muscles to treat a common jaw problem. Police say Anderson said during recorded phone calls that he routinely massaged patients’ chests to treat TMJ, or temporo-mandibular joint disorder, which causes neck and head pain.
Anderson’s dental license was suspended last month. He was charged with two misdemeanor counts of battery and sexual battery. Prosecutors are investigating complaints from more than two dozen women who say they also were groped in the examining chair in the last five years.
According to court papers, one woman said Anderson first asked her if she’d had her breasts enlarged. When she said yes, she said he began fondling them with both hands. She said he told her, “They did a good job. You can’t even feel the bags.”
Here’s a photo of the dentist who did the alleged groping and fondling so you can see for yourself who these women were allowing to handle their breasts. By the way, another of the complaints is from a 31-year-old woman who said Anderson fondled her at least six times over two years. She said she took to wearing tight shirts with high necklines, “and Anderson would still get in under her shirt and bra,” according to a police report.
Okay, maybe it’s just me, but why would you think that wearing tight shirts would make someone ignore your breasts? And why would someone go back six times to get fondled if they didn’t want the attention?
