Helmut Ragnitz
- Full Name:
- Helmut Werner Ragnitz
- Current Status:
- Revoked
Concerns, Conditions and/or Professional Misconduct
Academic Information
Specialty Training
- 1990
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States
Dental Degree
- 1975
- University of Toronto, Canada
This may not be a complete record of the member's academic information or continuing education.
Certificate(s) of Registration
Previous Certificate(s) of Registration
- General
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- Specialty - Prosthodontist
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Initial Date of Registration
Pending Discipline
Case File: H170001
- Date of Referral to the Discipline Committee:
- Current Status:
- Adjourned Sine Die
Allegations:
- Charged excessive or unreasonable fees
- Contravened a term, condition or limitation on certificate of registration
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Failed to abide by written undertaking given to the College
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Failed to make reasonable attempts to collect a co-payment balance from patient(s) without consent of third-party payer
- Failed to provide accurate information to the College
- Failed to reply appropriately or within a reasonable time to a written enquiry made by the College
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
Case File: H170006
- Date of Referral to the Discipline Committee:
- Current Status:
- Adjourned Sine Die
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Discontinued dental services that were needed, without reasonable cause
- Failed to arrange emergency services for patient(s)
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Treated without consent
Complaints & Reports Outcomes
Case File: 140433
- Decision Date:
- October 18, 2015
Caution
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As a result of its investigation of a formal complaint, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee decided to caution Dr. Ragnitz as follows: • It is inappropriate to dismiss a patient from your practice due to non-payment of bills. There are other avenues by which you can seek to collect payment, but you cannot abandon a patient mid-treatment. • In the event that a dentist-patient relationship deteriorates and you wish to dismiss a patient from your practice, you should inform the patient in an appropriate fashion, preferably in writing. A well-constructed letter will contain the following information: - The reason for dismissal. - An outline of any outstanding treatment needs. - Information to assist the patient in locating a new dentist (i.e. provide the contact number for the Ontario Dental Association). - Advise the patient that you will forward copies of records to the new dentist. - Advise the patient that s/he will be seen in a true emergency, until a new dentist can be obtained - Provide the telephone number of the dental emergency service, if one is available.
Specified Continuing Education or Remedial Program
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Course
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RCDSO's course in recordkeeping, including financial recordkeeping
- Required Practice Monitoring - Office Visits
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Practice to be monitored, at member's expense, for 24 months following successful completion of course in recordkeeping
Case File: 150163
- Decision Date:
- May 03, 2016
Caution
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As a result of its investigation of a formal complaint, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee decided to caution Dr. Ragnitz as follows: • As a member of a regulated profession, it is Dr. Ragnitz’s professional obligation to cooperate with an investigation of his governing body. In this case, the College was forced to make many attempts to ask Dr. Ragnitz to comply with its request for records over several months before Dr. Ragnitz even responded. He then provided the College with misleading information and gave assurances to the College in relation to sending the records requested that he did not follow through with. The College ultimately had to obtain the records requested on its own as Dr. Ragnitz did not submit them. • Dr. Ragnitz must comply with requests for patient records whether from a patient, an authorized agent acting on behalf of a patient or from the College in a timely and professional manner. The patient in this case only filed a complaint with the College after attempting to obtain his records from Dr. Ragnitz by way of multiple requests and having received no communication at all for about nine months. Dr. Ragnitz also did not respond to the request for records when it was made by legal counsel on behalf of the patient.
Discipline Results
Case File: H160005
- Date of Decision:
Allegations:
Guilty- Contravened a term, condition or limitation on certificate of registration
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Failed to abide by written undertaking given to the College
- Failed to reply appropriately or within a reasonable time to a written enquiry made by the College
- Appealed:
- No
Decision Summary
Case File: H150014
- Date of Decision:
Allegations:
Guilty- Contravened a term, condition or limitation on certificate of registration
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Failed to abide by written undertaking given to the College
- Failed to provide accurate information to the College
Penalty:
- Revocation of certificate of registration (license revoked) - effective Mar 29, 2017
- Appealed:
- No
Decision Summary