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OA Links: Fighting, Elderly, and Illegal Dentists

There’s been a few interesting stories about dentists in the news over the past few weeks. Since I haven’t done an “OA Links” post lately, I decided to share them with you in this edition of Oral Answers Links. A Fighting Dentist Yesterday afternoon, a dentist near Daytona Beach, Florida was taken to jail for [...]

How to Really Win a Dental Malpractice Lawsuit

A few months ago, a dental malpractice insurance company came to my dental school and shared many different dental malpractice cases with us.  One that stuck out to me was of a young woman who went to the dentist to have a routine procedure performed.  After she left the dentist’s office, her tongue was permanently [...]

An Alternative to Suing Your Dentist: Peer Review

Have you ever had a toothache or other major inconvenience that was caused by your dentist?  Sometimes dentists do make serious mistakes.  When they do, they should be open and honest with their patients.  However, not all dentists do tell their patients when they mess up. While most dentists are pretty reasonable if you take [...]

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