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New Jersey Dentist Linked To 15 Cases Of Bacterial Endocarditis

August 28, 2016

A New Jersey dentist, who has been allowed to continue practicing dentistry in New Jersey, is reportedly linked to fifteen cases of bacterial endocarditis in patients who had received intravenous sedation for oral surgical procedures performed between December 2012 and August 2014, due to alleged[...]

14-Month-Old Died After Dental Treatment In Texas

April 10, 2016

A 14-month-old girl from Texas died on March 29, 2016, two hours after she underwent a Texas anesthesia dental procedure. A relative of the little girl alleges that the child was brought to the dentist office to have a cavity filled and was placed under anesthesia in the dental office, at the reco[...]

Guam Supreme Court Applies Discovery Rule, Overturns $62,236.35 Dental Malpractice Verdict

January 2, 2016

The Supreme Court of Guam (“Guam Supreme Court”) overturned a dental malpractice verdict in the amount of $62,236.35 in favor of the plaintiff in its opinion filed on December 7, 2015, after determining that the one-year discovery ruled applied to the plaintiff’s dental malpractice[...]

Conscious Sedation During Dental Procedure Leads To Child’s Death

December 24, 2015

A four-year-old child in Texas died three days after he was given conscious sedation medications by a pediatric dentist on December 30, 2013 at the dentist’s office located in a strip mall before having extensive dental work. The child’s general dentist had recommended four crowns to t[...]

Washington State Supreme Court Revives Medical Malpractice Case

December 1, 2015

In its decision filed on September 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington (“Washington Supreme Court”) reversed summary judgment granted to the defendant doctors (dentists) in a Washington medical malpractice case. The trial court had struck a late-filed affidavit of t[...]

$4.5M Connecticut Dental Malpractice Verdict For Botched Root Canal

June 14, 2015

A Connecticut dental malpractice jury has awarded $4.5 million to a 42-year-old woman who had a root canal procedure performed on her by the defendant dentist on March 15, 2011 that left her with pain at all times: pain when she is eating, pain while she is sleeping, and pain when she is doing noth[...]

$430,000 New York Dental Malpractice Verdict Set Aside On Appeal

May 19, 2015

By its decision rendered on May 6, 2015, the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department (“Appellate Court”) reversed a jury’s verdict in the amount of $430,000 in favor of a dental patient in a New York dental malpractice case, finding tha[...]

New Jersey $2.3M Dental Malpractice Verdict Upheld On Appeal

April 18, 2015

By its unpublished decision dated March 27, 2015, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division upheld a $2,300,035.00 verdict in a New Jersey dental malpractice case, determining that the verdict was not excessive in light of the substantial permanent injuries sustained and the medical exp[...]

California Anesthesiologist On Cellphone During Procedure Disciplined For Gross Negligence After Patient’s Death

March 10, 2015

Earlier this year, a California anesthesiologist was disciplined by the Medical Board of California (“Board”) for gross negligence after a patient for whom he provided anesthesia services during a dental procedure died after her oxygen level fell, she had no pulse, and she was not prope[...]

$2.8M Dental Malpractice Verdict

September 8, 2014

After a four-day trial that began on August 18, 2014, it took a dental malpractice jury only 40 minutes to return its $2.8 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against the employer of a dentist who allegedly provided dental services that fell below the standard of care, thereby causing t[...]

Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Bad Treatment Requiring Further Surgery

May 5, 2014

A Louisiana man has filed a dental malpractice lawsuit against his former dentist and the dentist’s employer, alleging dental negligence by the dentist who performed an unnecessary dental procedure using an improper technique, failing to obtain the patient’s informed consent, and failin[...]

3-Year-Old Dies From Dental Malpractice In Hawaii

January 6, 2014

A 3-year-old died on January 3, 2014 in Hawaii , one month after she suffered cardiac arrest and became comatose during a dental procedure. According to the dental malpractice case filed by the little girl’s parents on December 30, 20113, the child was taken to a Kailua, Hawaii dentist on De[...]

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