how do you check a dentists malpractice history?
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Contact your State Board of Dental Examiners
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Contact your State Board of Dental Examiners.
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You can call 1-800-DENTIST or try FindaDentist.com
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You are entitled to a copy of any medical records of treatment, you just have to ask. Then a lawyer should be your next stop.
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I would check the med board certification and if they are certified in plastic surgery specifically(any dr can be a plastic surgeon,even a dentist!) and find out how many surgeries they have performed, make an appointment with the drs and get a feel for them as well as a peek at other patients .  Ask them point blank about certification, # of surgeries performed etc.  If they act insulted or make you feel 'icky', RUN!!  A good dr would incourage a patient to do his/her research and be glad to tell you about him/herself and will do his/her best to make you feel comfortable.
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call your dentist !!!! let him check it out
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A lot of the time you can't find out about malpractice charges, only charges brought about by the state or local medical boards. To find that info out you can usually go to the state's health department website and do a search. It would depend on the state though.
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it's impossible to say without personally seeing it -- see a local dentist to ask about it, every case is different
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There should be a toll free phone number on the back of your dental card.  Call them and ask them to send you a list of providers.
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Call the clinic and ask.  By law, all medical offices must provide you with this information when asked.  They must also provide you with information regarding lawsuits against the doctors if asked!
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You can have choose a new dentist and have the records sent.  You probably have to sign a release at the dentist office you don't like.  The receptionist at the new dentist office will know how to do this.
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That would be a medical malpractice lawyer.  Check the phone book or call the local bar association.
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Trust your instincts.  An insurance company is the last place you should ask for a recommendation for a new dentist.\n\nAsk co-workers or people at your church (or whatever) or even people you meet in stores.  After a while, you will start to hear the same name over and over again and this is a good place to try.\n~
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I don't know what state you live in, but an easy way to find the board's address for your state would be to search on Yahoo or Google something like: dental board New York (or whatever state you reside in, NY was just an example).
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When I purchased our practice long ago, we took over from a retiring dentist.  There was one family Iremember the mom was all over us, "She wanted to know who these new kids were?"  Well we saw the girls, it was one question after another.  We finsihed the exam.  Each girl had 6-7 cavities.   She wanted  us to show her, so we did as best we could pulled out the X-ray, tried to cam a full year of radiography into a 30 second explanation.  pocked the little pocky thing(exporer) into some stick spots.  Well needless to say they never came back.  They even went so far as to call the previous owner and tell them how agressive we were.  Turns out the previous dentist was terified of the mom and dad,  She had always been all over him and over the years  he just wanted to get them out of the office whenever they came in.  He under treated unintentionally because of the mother and father.  \n\nAs far as your situation, look, if you don't trust your dentist, ask him to show you the cavity.   Whenever I sense that a patient is not confident in my diagnosis. I'll stop in the middle of the procedure get my intraoral cameral and take a snapshot of the lesion.  ust to re-assure the patient that he has made the right decision.  Ask your dentist if he can show you the cavity.  We love questions.  Good luck\nThey are your teeth, you have the right to ask questions.
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I'm a California attorney (who doesn't practice in this area).  Make sure to contact an attorney who specializes in medical/dental negligence, not just any attorney.  There are many great specialists in this area--particularly in California.
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Apparently this varies by state.  Search for the "State Board of Dentistry [state name]" and you will get the state board.  My state DOES list past judgements, but not all states do.  Other than this, I am not sure.\n\nPerhaps the national data bank for medical practitioners also includes dentists...