CBS Atlanta News is following an exclusive investigation into the deaths of three boys from Georgia who lost their lives following routine dental procedures. The boys, ages 14 to 21, all died within a month of each other. Each boy had his wisdom teeth extracted 16 to 72 hours before…
A two and a half-year old in Seattle had two incisors extracted, root canal surgery on a molar, and fillings and crowns on eleven of his twenty baby teeth due to cavities. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) in Atlanta has noticed an increase in cavities among preschoolers.…
An injured dental patient has filed a dental malpractice suit against his former dentist over eight teeth that were extracted by mistake. The lawsuit is seeking $250,000 in damages as the defendant was also unable to properly fit the claimant with dentures. According to the dental malpractice complaint on file…
Hospital emergency rooms and Atlanta dental malpractice lawyers across the country are reporting an increase in the number of patients coming in for emergency dental treatment. According to new research, the number of emergency room visits across the country increased approximately 16% between 2006 and 2009. The data comes from…
Officers are investigating a dentist, after a 2nd child died while undergoing a procedure under his care. This child, a 3-year-old boy, was undergoing a routine dental procedure at the dentist’s office. He was under anesthesia, and had been restrained in a pappoose. According to the child’s mother, during the…
Among the many ways that a dentist or dental professional may be guilty of negligence is failing to ensure that treatment conditions in their clinic are 100% sanitary. An 82-year-old woman recently died after contracting Legionnaires’ Disease from a dentist’s office. The 82-year-old woman had visited her dentist’s office for…
Most of the dental injuries that I come across as an Atlanta dental malpractice lawyer occur as a result of the negligence of dental professionals like technicians and dentists. However, sometimes injuries can also occur due to defective or malfunctioning dental equipment. The Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating…
I’ve been litigating malpractice cases for over 20 years, and I have to say that it doesn’t get much worse than this: using a stainless steel paperclip in place of a stainless steel post during a root canal treatment. A dentist who admits that he made such appalling substitutions in…
Being a pro wrestler doesn’t help you deal with the mess that is left behind after a dentist has been negligent. Hulk Hogan found this out the hard way. The pro wrestler last week underwent surgery to remove a metal tack that had been left in his mouth after a…
A retired dentist, who earlier this year settled a wrongful death dental negligence lawsuit arising from the death of a teenager under his care, is being sued again by another patient. A lawsuit filed in December accuses the 81-year-old retired dentist of dental negligence. The lawsuit has been filed by a…