Legal Question in Legal Malpractice in Georgia

today, at my son's dentist appointment he was only supposed do have a filling on one of his teeth, but when it was over with the assistant told me they pulled one his front teeth, because "it was loose and barely hanging". After we left my children started talking about their exp. my other older child said he could hear his brother screaming. he said, they two asst. held him down while the dentist pulled his tooth, all without my consent that i would have never gave because he autistic. then i look to see were they pulled the primy tooth and it looked as if it was attached pretty well by the damaged gum. now my autistic child will be affraid to go back to any dentist for a while i guess. not to mention, i'm one p.off dad. now what should whe do?


Asked on 12/20/11, 1:38 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

First, this obviously has nothing to do with legal malpractice. Second, this happened today so it is not good to ask for legal advice based on your emotions today. The first question is whether or not the tooth needed to be pulled. We can't possibly know. If yes, you don't likely have any medical malpractice claim at all. You might see another dentist for an opinion on how the work was done. As I am sure you know, kids sometimes scream. That does not necessarily mean the dentist did anything wrong in how the tooth was pulled. You might have a complaint about the dentist doing it without your consent. Obviously, if you are not happy with the dentist, you'll need to find a new dentist anyway.

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Answered on 12/20/11, 1:47 pm


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