Jury awards $3.7M to woman molested at Atlanta dental clinic
2015-01-15
An Atlanta dental clinic was ordered to pay $3.7 million to a woman who was sexually molested by a nurse anesthetist. The nurse anesthetist, Paul
Legal Issues
Lawsuit exposes FDA denial of dental amalgam mercury hazards
2014-03-13
Editor’s note: Second Opinion is a feature where dental leaders and opinion makers have a forum to express their positions on topics relevant to the
Lawsuit challenges FDA on dental amalgam
2014-03-06
A new lawsuit claims that despite evidence of harm caused by dental amalgam, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed protecting the public’s
A case of counterfeit dental materials
2014-02-19
The federal case against a person convicted of counterfeiting dental materials highlights the need for dental practitioners to be aware that the materials you purchase
NC court allows negligence case to continue
2014-02-18
A North Carolina appeals court has overturned a previous decision in the case of a negligence lawsuit filed after man’s death following dental surgery in
NC dental board investigates 2 sedation deaths
2013-12-18
The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners has suspended the sedation permit of one dentist and revoked the license of another following the deaths
NY man gets $9.8M in tooth extraction lawsuit
2012-10-15
A New York jury has awarded $9.8 million in a malpractice lawsuit filed in March of this year by a man who was hospitalized following
NY dentists suffer setback in Small Smiles case
2012-08-26
A New York judge has rejected attempts by the dental chain Small Smiles and its owners and some employees to dismiss lawsuits filed by parents
Calif. dentist, anesthesiologist liable in fatal sedation case
2012-06-07
A Southern California dentist and anesthesiologist lost a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the daughter of a patient who died after being sedated prior to
Guidance Endodontics sues law firm over Dentsply case
2012-06-04
Guidance Endodontics may have won its breach-of-contract lawsuit against Dentsply International in 2009, but the company is now suing the law firm that represented it
‘Dentist to stars’ pays $641K in malpractice lawsuit
2012-05-20
A prominent cosmetic dentist in California whose ads boast of treating movie stars and sports celebrities has paid a $641,542 award in a malpractice lawsuit,
Should orthodontists read CBCT scans?
2012-04-16
Orthodontists should defer to radiologists in the reading and interpretation of cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans to protect themselves from malpractice litigation due to missed nonorthodontic
