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Oral surgeon sued after patient suffers stroke
By Rob Goszkowski
A Pennsylvania malpractice suit involving an oral surgeon's patient who suffered a massive stroke following multiple tooth extractions is expected to go to trial after testimony from two expert witnesses was deemed admissible by a federal judge.
December 13, 2010
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W.Va. dentist sued after patient has stroke
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A patient has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a West Virginia dentist alleging that he suffered a "shower of strokes" two weeks after he had 25 teeth extracted, according to a story in the West Virginia Record.
September 9, 2010
Western Dental hit with lawsuits
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Western Dental Services, one of California's largest dental health maintenance organizations, is grappling with multiple malpractice lawsuits, according to attorney Ed Zinman, D.D.S., J.D.
July 29, 2010
How to reduce malpractice claims in endodontics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
More clearly explaining that postoperative swelling often occurs following endodontic treatment could help reduce the number of malpractice claims, according to a study in the Journal of Endodontics.
July 8, 2010
W.Va. woman sues dentist after implant surgery
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A West Virginia woman is suing Simpson Dental Associates of Charleston and a dentist for dental malpractice following an unsuccessful implant surgery, according to a news story in the West Virginia Record.
June 28, 2010
U.S. House votes to repeal insurance antitrust exemptions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives voted February 24 to subject health insurance companies to federal antitrust regulations. The bill, which passed 406-19, leaves intact exemptions from the act for malpractice liability insurers.
February 24, 2010
U.S. House to debate insurance antitrust
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives appears likely to consider repealing the McCarran-Ferguson Act, which exempts health and malpractice insurance companies from federal antitrust regulations. Reps. Tom Perriello (D-VA) and Betsy Markey (D-CO) have been saying since February 3 that they plan to introduce such legislation.
February 18, 2010
Antitrust reform tops ADA's legislative priorities
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA put antitrust reform at the top of its legislative agenda for 2010, the organization announced in an online bulletin February 16. In a meeting in Washington, DC, last month, the ADA Council on Government Affairs selected repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act -- which exempts health and malpractice insurance companies from U.S. antitrust laws -- as a key goal.
February 18, 2010
Dentist accused of repairing one tooth 71 times
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Swedish authorities are investigating a dentist accused of malpractice by a patient who claimed he had the same tooth repaired 71 times.
December 30, 2009
NY court applies statute of limitations to lack of treatment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
If you want to sue a dentist for malpractice in the State of New York, you have to file the suit within two-and-a-half-years of the misdeed. But what if you are suing the dentist for not doing something?
December 13, 2009
U.S. senator would repeal insurers' antitrust exemption
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An amendment to the U.S. Senate healthcare reform bill introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), would repeal health and malpractice insurers' exemptions from federal anti-trust regulations.
December 2, 2009
Mom blames anesthetist for son's heart attack at dentist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Scottish mom has settled out of court in a malpractice case against the Greater Glasgow Health Board that claimed an anesthetist employed by the board caused her son to have a heart attack and subsequent brain damage during a dental procedure in 2002.
November 10, 2009
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