Question about dental malpractice lawsuit?
My previous dentist (in an HMO network) over prepared (removed too much tooth structure) two of my molars for a crown. The crown will not stay glued on because of it.
I talked to a lawyer who said dental malpractice lawsuits are harder to prove than medical malpractice. He said the cost of the lawsuit would exceed the cost of getting it fixed.
Are there any non profit attorneys that would help me sue if I can’t pay the legal fees?
I want to have my previous dentist pay to get my tooth fixed by the specialist. I have to go through painful oral surgery (crown lengthening) to get the crowns to stay glued on. I am suffering severely from another dentist’s mistake.
Does anyone have experience suing a dentist and winning?
Published by: Admin on October 1st, 2009 | Filed under Dental Malpractice Attorney
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October 1st, 2009 at 12:49 am
Every state has a board of dentistry that licenses dentists and that is who you contact for peer review. It is a department in state government, if you do a search a result usually pops up for each state. If the dentist is licensed to practice in your state, they must comply with peer review. There is no cost to make a formal complaint and it is mandatory to investigate all complaints. You will be assigned a case investigator and they will handle the complaint. The investigator will contact you to get more information and then they will subpoena the records from your dentist. Whatever the boards decision is, the dentist (if they want to maintain their license) must comply. It won’t take longer than several months at the most to get a board decision. In my state, the board sides with the patient about 50% of the time. If you have a valid complaint, it is certainly worth writing the letter to see what the board finds.