Seeking Compensation for Dental Malpractice

Dental malpractice occurs when a dental professional is negligent or careless while treating a patient, and causes an injury. Reckless dentistry can be defined as the failure to use a degree of care that a patient expects from a dental professional. As in the case of their doctors, patients also trust their dentists (and dental assistants) to approach the practice with knowledge, care, and expertise. Using poor methods, defective equipment, or sheer incompetence can lead to serious injuries. Injuries include loss of taste, nerve damage, disfigurement, infection and other injuries to the lips, teeth, gums, face, jaw and chin. Failure to diagnose or treat an ailment can also qualify as dental malpractice.
The American Dental Association reports that work involving crowns and bridges, root canals, and simple extractions are among the most common types of dental malpractice claims. Injuries suffered due to negligent dental work can negatively affect the victim’s quality of life, leaving him or her to cope with the aftermath, along with the expenses for medical treatment and care.
Experienced New York medical malpractice attorneys have won a number of dental malpractice cases, including claims that involve unnecessary extraction of teeth, failure to detect a serious disease such as oral cancer, nerve injuries that affect the patient’s ability to taste, complications from anesthesia, and failure to consider a patient’s medical history before acting. Botched dental work or oral surgery can also result in permanent disfigurement. Not only do such negligent acts cause a tremendous amount of physical pain and suffering for patients, but they also lead to severe emotional distress.
Victims of dental malpractice can seek compensation to cover damages including, but not limited to, medical expenses, loss of earnings, cost of additional treatments or medical devices needed to fix the problem, past and future pain and suffering, and emotional distress. If you or someone you know has suffered an injury due to a negligent dentist, please contact the knowledgeable New York personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm at 1-800-WORK-4-YOU (1-800-967-5496). We can also help with personal injury cases in New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, or Florida. If you have been seriously injured in any of the 50 U.S. states, please call us and we will try to help you with your case.
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