Liability after dental treatment

Questioner

In December 2015 I went to the oral surgeon to have a wisdom tooth removed. This wisdom tooth was pushing against another tooth and was causing my pain in the molars. Removing the wisdom tooth was quite a battle for the oral surgeon, I was in the chair for at least 45 minutes. A few weeks later I went back to the dentist because the pain had not gone away. It now appears that a crater has formed in the gums and that the neck of the last molar is exposed. The dentist referred me to the periodontist for an attempt to save my back molar. The periodontist has drawn up a treatment plan. If a thorough cleaning does not work, because there is an inflammation in the gum wound, then the wound must be opened. If the gums still do not heal, then the back molar must also be extracted. The costs for the entire treatment quickly rise to around 1000 euros. The question now is: can I hold the oral surgeon liable for the problems that have arisen after the removal of the wisdom tooth?

Lawyer

First of all, I wish you much strength. Hopefully the treatment at the periodontist will help and your gums will recover. You are wondering whether you can hold your dentist liable. This is possible if there is a professional error. This question is not easy to answer. Complications can arise during dental treatments and things can go wrong. The dentist is not necessarily liable for that. The dentist is only liable if he has actually done something wrong. In order to assess whether the dentist has done something wrong, it is necessary that your dental file is assessed by a dental advisor/specialist. Based on this, the legal feasibility of a personal injury case can be determined. If you would like the feasibility of a case to be assessed, you can contact me for this. I work together with a number of good and expert advisors. You can also choose to file a complaint. If your dentist is affiliated with this, you will find more information about this on the following website: https://www.allesoverhetgebit.nl/alles-over-de-tandartspraktijk/wat-als-u-niet-tevreden-bent/ I wish you much success!