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Teen set to sue Colo. dental school and oral surgeon
A Colorado teenager who ended up in a pain clinic after having her third molars removed at the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine is preparing to take legal action against the school and the oral surgeon who operated on her without an active license.
February 17, 2010
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Dental Education
Colo. dental school's policies scrutinized
The University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine is tightening some of its policies following disclosures that seven dentists lacked required licenses and that prescriptions were being written using the Drug Enforcement Agency numbers of faculty who were not present.
February 8, 2010
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Restorations
Sargenti paste still widely used despite controversy
The FDA, ADA, and AAE do not condone it, nor do U.S. dental schools. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed by patients claiming permanent jaw damage and other debilitating side effects following its use. So why do dentists continue to use Sargenti paste for endodontic obturation?
February 1, 2010
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Dental assistant claims pregnancy got her fired
A Pennsylvania dental assistant who claims she was fired because she was pregnant has filed a discrimination lawsuit, reflecting a surge in the number of similar discrimination complaints filed in the U.S. since 1997.
January 10, 2010
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Endodontics
Australian dentist sued for doing too many root canals
An Australian dentist who left a patient a "dental cripple" after performing unnecessary root canals on all 28 of the man's teeth has been fined $345,000 ($309,000 U.S.) and may lose his license.
December 28, 2009
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