Dental Negligence Legal Options

Summary

Dental malpractice in California involves proving duty of care, breach, causation, and damages. The statute of limitations is 1 year from discovery or 3 years from the injury. Consult a local medical malpractice lawyer for guidance.

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Dental negligence
Hello ****, I'm sorry to hear you're dealing with this. Could you please provide more details about your situation? Also, could you let me know where you are located? This will help me provide more accurate information.
I went to the dentist and I told her that I had a bad tooth in the back of my mouth instead the dentist pulled my front teeth which had nothing wrong with them no cavities nothing she pulled out my four good teeth now I can't eat it hurts my head I'm in pain
I'm really sorry to hear about your situation, ****. This may be a case of dental negligence. Can you please let me know where you are located so I can provide more precise legal information?
San Diego California
I'm sorry to hear about your situation, ****. In California:
- Dental malpractice is a form of negligence.
- You may sue the dentist for negligence if you can prove there was a duty of care, breach of that duty, causation, and damages.
- The statute of limitations is 1 year from the date the patient discovers, or should have discovered, the injury, or 3 years from the date of the injury, whichever comes first.
what is duty of care
"Duty of Care" is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could potentially harm others. In your case, your dentist has a duty to provide competent and skilful dental care.
She didn't provide that I have x-rays of my four Front Teeth which didn't have cavities she pulled those teeth out the teeth I need to smile with to eat with
If you have evidence like x-rays and it can be proved your dentist acted negligently, you may have a strong case. Consider consulting a local medical malpractice lawyer. To find one, you can visit the California State Bar Association's website.