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Legal Issues: Page 82
NY man gets $9.8M in tooth extraction lawsuit
By
Donna Domino
A New York jury has awarded $9.8 million in a malpractice lawsuit filed by a man who was hospitalized following a third-molar extraction. The patient's dentist and oral surgeon were found liable for his injuries and for failing to obtain informed consent.
October 15, 2012
NY dentists suffer setback in Small Smiles case
By
Donna Domino
A New York judge has rejected attempts by the dental chain Small Smiles and its owners and some employees to dismiss lawsuits filed by parents of children who were treated at its clinics. The lawsuits allege unnecessary treatment, battery, false advertising, malpractice, negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty.
August 26, 2012
Pa. law requires dental malpractice insurance
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pennsylvania's dentists must carry malpractice insurance under a new law signed June 22 by Gov. Tom Corbett.
July 1, 2012
Calif. dentist, anesthesiologist liable in fatal sedation case
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Southern California dentist and anesthesiologist lost a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the daughter of a patient who died after being sedated prior to dental implant surgery.
June 7, 2012
Guidance Endodontics sues law firm over Dentsply case
By
Kathy Kincade
Guidance Endodontics may have won its breach-of-contract lawsuit against Dentsply International in 2009, but the company is now suing the law firm that represented it in that case, seeking $148 million for alleged malpractice.
June 4, 2012
Texas dentist sued over crown material
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Texas dentist has been sued for allegedly lying about the quality of materials he used to construct a patient's crown.
June 3, 2012
'Dentist to stars' pays $641K in malpractice lawsuit
By
Donna Domino
A Southern California dentist paid the award in a malpractice lawsuit that accused her of leaving a patient with nerve damage and irreversible pulpitis after she prepped 22 teeth and performed laser surgery in three hours.
May 20, 2012
75% of U.S. citizens drink fluoridated water
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nearly three-quarters of Americans (73.9%) now get their water from municipal systems that use fluoridation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
April 30, 2012
Should orthodontists read CBCT scans?
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Orthodontists should defer to radiologists in the reading and interpretation of cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans to protect themselves from malpractice litigation due to missed nonorthodontic lesions, according to a study in the
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
.
April 16, 2012
Texas hearing exposes ongoing dental board issues
By
Donna Domino
The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners should address patient complaints faster and dentists' disciplinary actions should be more accessible, according to testimony from patients, dentists, and lawyers during a hearing April 11 before the Texas Public Health Committee.
April 12, 2012
Calif. radiation law to take effect July 1
By
Eric Barnes
A new radiation protection law slated to go into effect this summer would require California radiologists -- including oral and maxillofacial radiologists -- to add radiation dose levels to their reports and report radiation overdoses to patients, physicians, and state regulatory officials.
April 2, 2012
Ky. dentist sued over failed 'grill' placement
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A dentist in Louisville, KY, is facing a malpractice lawsuit filed by a patient who claims a botched procedure to install a "grill" caused him to lose four teeth.
April 1, 2012
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