Dental Malpractice

It’s scary going to the dentist, especially for children and people who were injured by a dentist before or had to go through a painful procedure.

Dental malpractice occurs when dentists or dental hygienists or other assistants practice dentistry in a negligent manner. This includes using faulty or damaged equipment and using poor dentistry methods. Dental malpractice results in patient injury or death. Injuries from dental malpractice include infections, nerve damage, unnecessary loss of teeth, pain and lacerations. Unfortunately, dental malpractice occurs too often.

Dental malpractice includes:

negligent dental work
failure to diagnose or treat oral conditions
delayed diagnosis or treatment of oral conditions
intentional misconduct
failure to obtain informed consent before beginning treatment

A lawsuit may be brought if the dentist or any type of dental assistant, including dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental lab technicians and even receptionists, violates an acceptable standard of dental care and acts in negligent or incompetent manner or acts with intentional misconduct. If you or a loved one is a victim of dental malpractice, contact a personal injury attorney immediately to have your questions answered.

Injuries sustained by dental malpractice include:

injury to the lips, teeth, gums, face, jaw and/or chin
loss of taste
nerve damage
wrongful death
failure to diagnose
failure to treat
failure to refer to a specialist
infection
injuries associated with unnecessary surgery or extraction
lacerations or other painful wounds

Stay safe by making sure your dentist has all the necessary education and comes highly recommended by others. Dentistry education includes a minimum of two years of pre-dental college education, passing the Dental Admissions Test, four years of dental school including graduation from dental school, two to four years of postgraduate education and practice and in some states, dentists have to pass the state dentistry test. You can also consider working with a board-certified dentist. Board-certified dentists are held to the highest standards of dentistry. Visit www.abgd.org to find a board-certified dentist in your area.

However, remember that even if your dentist is well educated, highly-recommended and board certified, dental malpractice can happen.

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Dental Malpractice It’s scary going to the dentist, especially for children and people who were injured by a dentist before or had to go through a painful procedure. Dental malpractice occurs when dentists or dental hygienists or other assistants practice dentistry in a negligent manner. This includes using faulty or damaged equipment and using poor dentistry methods. Dental malpractice results in patient injury or death. Injuries from dental malpractice include infections, nerve damage, unnecessary loss of teeth, pain and lacerations. Unfortunately, dental malpractice occurs too often. Dental malpractice includes: negligent dental work failure to diagnose or treat oral conditions delayed diagnosis or treatment of oral conditions intentional misconduct failure to obtain informed consent before beginning treatment A lawsuit may be brought if the dentist or any type of dental assistant, including dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental lab technicians and even receptionists, violates an acceptable standard of dental care and acts in negligent or incompetent manner or acts with intentional misconduct. If you or a loved one is a victim of dental malpractice, contact a personal injury attorney immediately to have your questions answered. Injuries sustained by dental malpractice include: injury to the lips, teeth, gums, face, jaw and/or chin loss of taste nerve damage wrongful death failure to diagnose failure to treat failure to refer to a specialist infection injuries associated with unnecessary surgery or extraction lacerations or other painful wounds Stay safe by making sure your dentist has all the necessary education and comes highly recommended by others. Dentistry education includes a minimum of two years of pre-dental college education, passing the Dental Admissions Test, four years of dental school including graduation from dental school, two to four years of postgraduate education and practice and in some states, dentists have to pass the state dentistry test. You can also consider working with a board-certified dentist. Board-certified dentists are held to the highest standards of dentistry. Visit www.abgd.org to find a board-certified dentist in your area. However, remember that even if your dentist is well educated, highly-recommended and board certified, dental malpractice can happen.