What type of case would this be? Do we have a strong position?

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My girlfriend went to the dentist a couple of months ago. He told her she needed a root canal. He did the procedure and told her that she needed to come back because it wasn't finished. She came back, and he did another one on the tooth next to it. Then told her to come back and be fitted for a cap. He stopped returning her calls and kept putting off capping the tooth, so she got a second opinion. Turns out he overfilled the root canal and severely damaged the tooth, and the second tooth didn't need a root canal at all. Now she is facing MAJOR dental surgery and the possibily of losing both teeth. She confronted him on this and asked that she not be charged for the procedure, and he promptly sent her a letter terminating her as a patient and billed her insurance. She has already missed 2 weeks of work. She is now looking at missing another 2-3 weeks for the major surgery. She is in severe pain, and doesn't know what to do? 

Is legal action an option? Who should we contact?

Thanks

Tusia · Accepted Answer

I would add: document everything. How she feels daily, pain, fever, everything. It will help, if you can give the dates, exact temperature on any given day, etc. Write it all down while you still remember it. A lawsuite can take a while, so you may forget by the time you need it. 

As for whom to contact, I never had problems with dentists, but there must be some organization where he is accredited. And there must be an organization which issues his license. Make a reseach and start with those. Also, I would talk to your insurance company. They will be delighted in the opportunity to reject his claim, so they may be interested to help you with advice. Just be careful never to say anything like "I refuse to pay". You technically can't refuse to pay until there's an agreement&#92;court order. But you can demand that he explains his treatment plan, explain his bills, continue to provide his services (you don't need it, but I don't think he can terminate a contract in the middle of treatment, looks inethical), you can file malpractice suite etc.

delive_rance · Answer

THIS IS A CIVIL CASE. Yes certainly you have a strong case concerning the dentist. Yes definitely a legal action for damages is the option here, then contact a civil lawyer to represent the client in court.

Anonymous · Answer

holy sh..it!that must hurt.tell your friend that it'll be ok.i will send prayer requests to the church and everything!MAN!take some action!TUSIA should get the best answer for this!

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What type of case would this be? Do we have a strong position?

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