Dentistry practice Smiles-R-Us under fire for using a restraint device on kids

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Smiles-R-Us in Carrollton, Georgia uses what's called a 'papoose board' to hold down 'uncooperative' children
Dad James Crow is complaining that Smiles-R-Us in Carrollton used one on his daughter without fully notifying him
The Dentist's office says that all parents sign a consent form and that the restraining device in on it

Published: 18:10 EST, 2 July 2015 | Updated: 04:53 EST, 3 July 2015

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A Georgia dentistry practice is under fire for using a controversial restraint device on children during oral procedures - although they insist hat parents all sign consent forms allowing them to use it.

Smiles-R-Us in Carrollton, Georgia run by Dr. Jamey Chung uses what's called a 'papoose board' to hold down 'uncooperative' children while they are undergoing dental work.

Father James Crow said that when he and his mother took his daughter Elizabeth to the dentist to get her front tooth pulled they heard screaming as they sat in the waiting room but were told that they were not allowed to see her.

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Strange practice: Elizabeth Crow was strapped into this 'papoose board' while undergoing a dental procedure

Parental consent: Smiles-R-Us in Carrollton, Georgia is run by a doctor named Jamey Chang. A representative from the office said that all parents sign consent forms for their children and say that the device is part of it

'We were sitting out in the waiting room and all of a sudden, we heard somebody screaming,' Elizabeth's grandmother Evelyn Crow said.

When James Crow made his way into the exam room he saw he child strapped to the table with no one to attend to her.

'I couldn’t see my kid in the body bag just strapped down to the bed, I couldn’t handle it,' Evelyn Crow said.

Dad James Crow shows anguish over daughter's treatment

WSBTV spoke with a spokesperson with the Georgia Board of Dentistry that there are no rules against using restraints though there are warnings that they could inflict possible physical or psychological harm.

Elizabeth's grandmother furiously asked the medical office why they used the papoose board and they said it was because Elizabeth was 'not cooperating.'

She said she thought they were just going to give her child laughing gas and that she thinks there should be a law restricting dentists from using restraints.

The Crows signed a consent form but they claim they did not authorize the device to be used.