antoni

Thanks C. & M.

I was inquiring because I met with a lawyer who sues dentists for malpractice.

Here in New York city people can pay around 50K for major dental work.
So with that kind of money people are suing. You may have seen my many posts about that barbaric procedure where 9 of my teeth were shaved down by this quack machine called the air abrasion. The bottom line is that it is legal to use it, even though most dentists know it's bad for patients and don't use.

My bite was made lopsided and the crown/porcelain replacements just screwed up the bite worse when I tried to get it fixed. I know theres worse things in life but I live with the discomfort 24/7.

The thing about the lawyer was that he has an "expert" who anonymously would review my case to ascertain that there was malpractice and he would serve as the expert witness. Although I would pay for this around $2,000. Also I would be liable for expenses at the end of the litigation. BUt the only thing is that you don't find out till it's over how much which I don't like because if you lose, you could get hit with a big bill. The lawyer said that the dentists' insurance company would assign the dentist a defense attorney(s) and you would be reviewed by their specialists. We know what their specialists would say -- that it was reasonable and customary. In my case, when I confronted the dentist he said what he did to me is how he was trained to use the machine in school?? Also my lawyer said, alot of dentists just lie and don't provide their x-rays by claiming that they gave the x-rays to the patients so then there are no x-rays to be used.

Then their attorneys can countersue you for defamation of character that you are just lying to ruin their reputations.

I agree with you, so many mistakes are made, people die and things get covered up. The exception is when the truth comes out. So in my case, I won't pursue litigation because so many things are stacked against me.