Dentexia dental centers targeted by a collective complaint to relaunch the investigation – Liberation
Mutilations, interrupted care, scam: in 2016, the Dentexia affair revealed some inexpensive below low -cost dental care. The association La tont Bleue bringing together victims of Den-Cost Dentexia dental centers will file a complaint on Sunday, March 2, with the Ministry of Justice, and Monday, March 3 at the Paris judicial court, with the aim of relaunching the survey opened in 2016. That year, Dentexia was liquidated after four years of exercise, brought together in the form of a various dental centers, notably in Paris, Lyon, Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône) or Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire).
The numerous complaints of poorly treated or abandoned patients during treatment had led in 2016 to the opening of judicial information, particularly for deceptive commercial practice, illegal exercise of the profession of dental surgeon, violence followed by mutilation or permanent infirmity, scam in organized band and money laundering.
Over 1,500 complaints have been filed. But since the indictment of the founder Pascal Steichen, his wife and the treasurer in 2018, the investigation « Is at neutral »deplores Abdel Aouacheria, vice-president of the La tont Bleue association, which has 200 members including « Two thirds » are victims of dentexia.
Due in particular « Massive character » of the file, justice, « That lacks means »struggle to do his job, and « The (third) investigating judge who took over the case, and received the association in May 2024, is not certain of power » Establish responsibilities, regrets Abdel Aouacheria.
The case is complexincluding both « Mutilations, paid but not carried out care, but also a financial dimension, a nebula of commercial companies, the granting of abusive banking credits … »Egrene Abdel Aouacheria. Moreover, « It is difficult to incriminate dentists » Because those enrolled in orders were often nominees. Those doing care could be « Freshly graduated dentists from Romania, Portugal … »adds the vice-president.
The victims, they, « Are worried about the future holding of a trial ». To show that they « Will not let go »the association will be a civil party by fileing a collective complaint. She hopes to relaunch the investigation and « Help justice »in « Gather complaints in different categories ».
A dozen members of the association will carry out a symbolic action on Sunday: they will broadcast a composition of sound art carried out from the votes of sixty victims, before lodging the complaint at the ministry. On Monday, the complaint will be officially sent by registered mail to the Paris court.
