Do you think I have a chance at getting the money I spent on the root canals back from the dentist?

It takes a medical dental expert to answer your question as to whether malpractice may have occurred. Medical malpractice lawyers that do dental malpractice cases typically have such experts available. You might want to consider consulting one.

Infections are a risk with any type of surgical procedure. You need another dentist to review your complete dental chart and then ask him that question. not a legal question at this point.

Dental malpractice cases are always difficult to prove, as well as expensive and time consuming. You will have to be able to prove a failure to conform to accepted practice. Expert witness testimony is required for that reason. A bad result is not necessarily the product of malpractice. It may be that the dentist did the best that could be done, but sometimes infection is unavoidable. In order to be able to pursue the matter, the consequences would have to be severe enough to merit a substantial enough recovery to justify the time and expense.

A determination has to be made whether the root canals that were performed failed because of negligence. It would be necessary to have the radiography of your dentist reviewed to determine whether his root canals were done negligently and that was the cause of tooth loss. If that is the case, you would be entitled to more than a refund of money spent for the root canals.

You have not stated why or how he was negligent.

It is possible that you may have a case, but you should act quickly due to the fact that you have a limited amount of time to file a claim.

Medical and dental malpractice claims are, by their nature, very difficult. Under California law, it is necessary, before filing suit, to obtain an affidavit from another professional, verifying that he has reviewed the medical charts and has found that there was negligence. This can cost several thousand dollars, and most attorneys expect that the client will cover this cost. Negligence could be defined as the failure to use REASONABLE care; not all bad outcomes are the result of negligence. You should also be aware that there is a cap on the amount of recovery for ?pain and suffering?, thanks to the doctor lobby. Sometimes one has a good case theoretically, but the damages are too small to warrant a suit. For these reasons, not many lawyers handle malpractice cases. You should seek a specialist. You can contact your LOCAL bar association for a referral.

I need more details and an experts opinion to form an opinion on that question.