What Types of Dental Malpractice Claims Are There?
By: martinvnostrand | Posted: 07th April 2008
What types of problems fall under the category of dental malpractice in New York? This can be very complex, as many people instinctively believe that pain and medical failure is the same thing as dental malpractice. After all, patients entrust their bodies to a medical professional, assuming that everything will turn out perfectly. Unfortunately, people make mistakes and not every dental surgery turns out successful. However, dental malpractice is more than just an unfortunate turn of events.
Dental malpractice involves a professional dental provider acting negligently and in so doing so negatively affecting the physical health of a patient. This means that a dentist can be held liable for permanently injuring a patient because of negligent behavior. It also implies that a dentist can be held responsible for a patient's ailment if he or she fails to provide dental care according to standard.
In terms of injuring a patient with erroneous surgery, a dentist can be held liable for causing nerve injuries that affect the taste buds or parts of the tongue; for causing complications to crowns and bridges; for unnecessary extraction of several teeth or of the wrong teeth. There are also complications that can result from anesthesia, which can be grounds for dental malpractice.
In terms of failure to provide dental care, understand that dentists have an obligation to arrange for diagnosis as well as treatment in a timely manner. If a doctor fails to detect oral cancer because of unnecessary delaying, then this can be ground for a lawsuit. The same can be said of other periodontal diseases. A dentist, like any doctor, also has an obligation to take a patient's medical history into account before ordering any drastic procedures.
If you feel that you have a claim against a dentist, dental assistant or dentist office, then speak to a NY dental malpractice attorney. Most law firms provide free consultations so that potential clients can first learn their range of legal options.
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