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Can i sue a dental school clinic that caused me unbearable pain? And the procedure had to be redone by multiple specialists
Asked on Mar 29th, 2025 on Medical Malpractice - New York
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I went to Columbia dental school. A fourth yeat student attempted a root canal. After 3 1/2 hours she closed the tooth up and sent me home. For the next 3 days I experienced the worst pain of my 82 years. She gave me the wrong meds.There's more
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Sorry to hear what you went through. Putting aside the question of whether the student's treatment fell below the accepted standard of care for another dental student, temporary pain, even excruciating pain, without more, will not justify the time and expense of a dental malpractice lawsuit. Malpractice lawsuits are typically warranted when there's been a serious, permanent injury, not a condition that can be corrected with another procedure.
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Jonathan R. Ratchik, Esq.
Kramer, Dunleavy & Ratchik, PLLC
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Answered on Mar 31st, 2025 at 12:37 PM