If you also received a letter from the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners regarding a case or complaint filed on you, you should hire a dental defense attorney immediately before it’s too late. Texas dental defense attorney Yong J. An is one of those dedicated lawyers who helped various dentists in their cases since 2006.
This is what happened to a certain dentist in Dallas on March 2013.
The complaint was about a patient who was unhappy that not all of the stains had been removed and explained that this was the prime reason for the appointment. He was also not happy that he was going to be charged for a replacement filling when the dentist had identified that there was a problem with it.
A patient had attended a dental office on three previous occasions, seeing a different dentist at each appointment. He had originally seen a dentist due to a fractured filling, which had been placed many years earlier at another practice. The dentist placed a temporary dressing and advised that the patient return for a check-up and filling appointment.
At this second appointment, the patient saw the practice principal, who carried out an examination and placed an amalgam DO filling at his tooth. The dentist also identified early stages of periodontal disease and recommended a course of periodontal treatment. Root scale debridement was completed over two visits and it was advised that the patient return for a three-month follow-up appointment.
The patient did not attend for the follow-up but returned one year later, requesting a scale and polish to remove stains that had built up on the teeth as he had a family function that he would be attending the following week. The patient was advised on the phone by the receptionist that he was due for a check-up and asked whether he would like to book for this and a scale and polish at the same time, or alternatively, he could book for a private hygiene visit.
The patient booked in for an examination and scale and polish. At the appointment, he mentioned that he had experienced some food packing in the region of the LL6, where the previous filling had been placed. A clinical examination identified that the filling was stable, but the patient was given the options of either smoothing the filling interproximal or replacing it to see if the contact point could be improved. As the filling had been placed more than one year earlier, a new charge would apply for a replacement filling.
The scale and polish were completed, but the patient expressed dissatisfaction at the time as not all of the stains had been removed. It was explained that if he wanted a full stain removal for cosmetic reasons, a separate hygiene appointment would be necessary and there would be a cost of €50, as this was a cosmetic treatment request.
It’s best to seek the help of a dental defense attorney when facing charges related to this. However, some dentists tend to face these results instead without thinking that dental defense attorneys are always reliable for matters such as these.
You may contact Texas dental defense attorney Yong J. An 24/7 at (832) 428-5679 for more information or if you want to schedule a private consultation.