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Dentists are medical professionals, like primary care doctors, anesthesiologists, and oncologists. And though their specialties are different, they all have a responsibility when treating their patients to uphold the standard of care. Dental malpractice can occur when the first rule of the Hippocratic Oath, “Do no harm,” is broken.

Dentists aren’t supposed to deviate from what the field considers acceptable. Doing so raises serious professional and ethical questions. It also puts patients at great risk of injury or death. This of course can lead to dental malpractice lawsuits.

Continue reading Dental Malpractice: Case Examples, FAQs, How to Sue & More

What do you think of when you read the words “routine surgery?” It sounds like an in-and-out, low-risk operation that surgeons perform by the dozen. Nothing to worry about, right? 

Wrong. Even routine surgeries can go wrong. In fact, some procedures, like tonsillectomies, have the potential to go very wrong. 

Continue reading Tonsillectomy Gone Wrong?

Imagine you’re diagnosed with asthma, the flu, or a simple infection. Your doctors prescribe some meds and send you home. They insist you’ll feel better in a few days…but you only get worse. 

As it turns out, you don’t have a simple illness at all.  Your real diagnosis is actually something far more serious: diabetes. But your doctors missed the signs. By the time they figure it out, you’ve suffered permanent damage to your health. 

Continue reading How to Avoid a Diabetes Misdiagnosis (& Diabetes Awareness Month!)