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Toddler Dies After Complications From East Bay Dental Visit

SAN RAMON (KPIX 5) -- A three-year-old girl has died after developing complications during a dental procedure in San Ramon over the weekend.

Firefighters and paramedics were called to the Dentalbliss office in San Ramon when the girl, identified as Marvelena Rady, did not wake up from the unidentfied procedure.

"We received a medical call, my officers, of a three-year-old female juvenile that was going through a dental procedure and had some complications," . When we arrived here San Ramon Fire was already on scene performing CPR."

Marvelena was transported by ambulance to San Ramon Valley Regional Center where she was pronounced dead. The coroner's office says the cause of her death is still under investigation.

Marvelena family tells me they are devastated - They are still trying to figure out what happened and at the same time making funeral arrangements for their little girl -- Her father posted this message on Facebook "God have mercy on you my daughter."

The girl's dentist, Dr. Cheri Dang at Dentalbliss said she could not comment about what happened, and added her attorney would get in touch with me. We have not heard from her since.

 

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