Is it possible for me to sue my dentist?

GO TO ANOTHER DENTIST AND HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. HAVE THE NEW DENTIST NOTE IN HIS RECORDS THAT THE TOOTH PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE PRIOR TREATMENT. THEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE FIRST DENTIST. UNLESS THERE ARE OTHER COMPLICATIONS, IT MAY BE TOO SMALL TO HIRE A MALPRACTICE LAWYER TO HANDLE.

Youshould consult with a plaintiff's medical malpractice lawyer for specific legal advice on your dental problems.

You must get your chart from the dentist and share it with another dentist and see if he thinks it is malpractice. Maybe it is. Maybe not. it is a profession al call not your call.

You probably need to go to another dentist to see what, if anything can be done to correct the problem. To successfully sue for malpractice, you need three things: 1. Evidence that the dentist deviated from acceptable standards of due care, either by act or omission. This is also referred to as negligence. A bad outcome, in of itself, is not evidence of negligence. You need a dentist to testify that your dentist was negligent. 2. Evidence that the negligence cause some harm. 3. Significant damages. If the negligence caused minor damages, it may not be economically feasible to bring a malpractice case, because the cost in expert witness fees would exceed your damages. Some malpractice attorneys who require at least $500,000 in medical bills or lost wages caused by the negligence before they will consider the case.

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 adhere to accepted practice, and resulting injury as well, and expert witness testimony is required for that reason. 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.

If the dentist were negligent, as opposed to just a bad outcome you may have a claim. To support a claim you would need testimony from an other dentist that your treatment fell below the threshold for the standard of care.

It impossible to tell from the facts presented whether or not the issue was caused by the dentist or your personal health. Before you can sue the dentist what you have to do is to find a dentist who will examine your situation and be willing to testify that it was through the professional negligence by your prior dentist that the problem arose. Additionally, it is very important that you take action quickly you're going to at all because there is a very short statute of limitations for professional malpractice.

Since that involves getting an expert opinion, you would want to have a 2nd impartial dentist/orthodontist take a look at it.