Dental malpractice, sometimes referred to under the category of medical malpractice, occurs when a dentist commits professional malpractice in his treatment of a patient. Although the law involving dental malpractice shares many legal concepts with medical malpractice, the need to obtain an attorney who has experience with dental malpractice cannot be understated.
First, cases involving dental malpractice are highly fact specific. The injuries that may occur from a dentist, oral surgeon, periodontist, orthodontist, and other specialists of the mouth may range from implants to wisdom tooth removal nerve injuries, root canals, periodontal disease, unnecessary filings, crows, and bridges, anesthesia injuries, failure to diagnose oral cancer, among other things. You need an attorney who is well versed with these concepts to protect your legal rights.
Second, if you believe that you may be the victim of dental malpractice, you should consult an attorney as quickly as possible. In many states across the country, the statute of limitations to assert a dental malpractice is shortened to better protect dentists and doctors. This means that if you were injured in an automobile accident, you are given more time to assert a lawsuit against a dentist than a victim of dental malpractice.
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