Can I Sue A Dentist For Malpractice?
October 3, 2024
Dentists, like other health care professionals, are required to abide by the standard of care that applies to them, and if they deviate from the dental standard of care under the circumstances and there is harm caused by the deviation, they are liable for the injuries they cause. For example, in Mar[...]
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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[...]
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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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Texas Dental Malpractice Trial For Death Of 22 Month Old
October 2, 2012
A medical malpractice jury trial in Texas is shedding light on the circumstances of the death of a 22-month-old toddler who died the day after Christmas in December, 2009, as a result of alleged dental malpractice. The brain-dead toddler was placed on life-support for 15 days after the dental pro[...]
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Virginia Dentist Pulled Too Many Teeth
March 16, 2012
A Maryland man in his mid-60s went to a Virginia dentist instead of a Maryland dentist because the Virginia dentist was closer to his girlfriend’s home and the Virginia dentist was also a member of the same church as his girlfriend. So when the man needed to replace a dental crown in 2010, he[...]
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