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Dental Malpractice Attorneys
in Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Nassau County, and Suffolk County
As with many legal definitions, the definition of dental malpractice varies from state to state, but generally speaking, dental malpractice is medical malpractice for an injury due to negligent or sub-standard dental work; failure to diagnose or treat possible precarious oral condition; delayed diagnosis or treatment of oral diseases; intentional misconduct on the part of the dental professional.
The number of dental malpractice cases has increased 2.5 times in five years, while claim payments increased dramatically, as well, over a three-year period. In order for dental malpractice to have occurred, the dental care provider must have unintentionally or intentionally committed an act that no other reasonable, prudent oral healthcare provider would have committed during the same time period, and that act must have caused significant injury.
In addition to having to provide a certain acceptable standard of care, a dentist must also obtain your informed consent for any treatment you receive. The treatment provided must not exceed the consent you have given. If the dentist does not obtain your informed consent or the treatment exceeds what you consented to, you may be able to bring a dental malpractice lawsuit against that party. Keep in mind that you cannot bring about a dental malpractice claim because you are not pleased with the result of your dental work.
Dental malpractice can take many forms including dentists causing harm to their patients by failing to treat oral cancers and cysts. Dentists can also cause harm by misusing analgesics, anesthetics, antibiotics and sedatives. Negligent dentists may also insist you need a procedure done when, in fact, you do not need that particular procedure or the procedure the dentist has suggested is expensive, unnecessary and potentially harmful.
Some common dental malpractice cases involve:
- Facial paralysis
- Large holes inside the mouth
- Prescription drug errors
- Dental-related surgical errors
- Root canal errors
- Chronic pain
- Lifelong impairments
- Various infections
- Injury to the tongue, jaw, chin, and lips
- Numbness or loss of taste
- Wrongful death resulting from dental procedures or oral surgery
If you or a loved one has been the victim of dental medical malpractice in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, or Long Island, New York please contact the experienced medical malpractice attorneys at Silberstein Awad & Miklos today to schedule your free initial consultation.
