National Reach, Personal Attention
Dental professionals — including general dentists, oral surgeons, endodontists, periodontists, orthodontists, and prosthodontists — all owe a duty of care to their patients. When they breach that duty by failing to follow accepted protocols, and a patient suffers permanent injury as a result, they can be held liable for malpractice.
Serious dental malpractice cases involve injuries that affect a patient's quality of life permanently: chronic orofacial pain, permanent numbness or altered sensation, difficulty eating or speaking, TMJ disorders caused by negligent treatment, and disfigurement requiring reconstructive surgery.
Dental malpractice cases are defended aggressively by insurers. Success requires attorneys who understand dental anatomy, procedure protocols, and the expert witnesses whose testimony is essential to proving the case. The archive tracks these litigation developments as they proceed through the courts.