You likely do not have a claim of malpractice against the Oral Surgeon based on the information contained within the Question Detail. Y
ou do not indicate that the extraction was done improperly. While you may be should have been prescribed a stronger pain medication, that, by itself, is not malpractice.
If the Oral Surgeon did perform an unnecessary extraction or root canal, as mentioned in your actual Question, then you might have a malpractice claim. Your complaints against the Oral Surgeon do sound more like, in your terms, bad "bedside manner." This is not really something you can sue the dentist for.
While you should not be treated the way you were, your own remedy is to complain to the Dental Board about his conduct. They can review his conduct and discipline him or her if they believe he acted inappropriately.
You may still want to consider talking to a malpractice attorney. There may be additional facts, not contained in the information provided, in which you may have a malpractice or other case against the Oral Surgeon.
Answered on Aug 13th, 2012 at 12:24 PM