Dental Malpractice

Racine, Wisconsin Dental Malpractice Lawyer

Dental negligence causes injury or death to a significant number of Americans every year. Consider the following statistics:

Over 13% of United States dentists had a malpractice report made against them in the years between 1990 and 2003*
17,469 dental malpractice payments were made in the U.S. from 1990-96**
Roughly 5% of medical malpractice trials in the 75 largest counties in the U.S. in 2001 involved dental malpractice***

Dental malpractice, although not as widely publicized as other areas of medical malpractice, can cause agonizing pain, serious injury, or wrongful death. If a dentist, a dental hygienist, a dental assistant, or another dental professional has injured you or a member of your family, you have the right to demand compensation. Contact Hanson & Gasiorkiewicz, S.C. in Racine, Wisconsin to arrange a consultation about dental negligence. Attorney Eugene A. Gasiorkiewicz is prepared to handle a wide variety of malpractice claims, including the following:

Unnecessary removal of wisdom teeth
Unnecessary crowns
Nerve damage due to dentist error and/or negligence
Dentist misconduct
Failed or unnecessary prostheses
Failure to diagnose an oral disease or malformation
Installation of defective or substandard products
Injury to surrounding bone
Wrongful death due to anesthesia or dental procedures

Nerve Injury

One of the more common forms of dental malpractice involves injury to the lingual nerve, the nerve that provides the tongue with sensation and controls the sense of taste. Once this nerve is damaged as a result of improper anesthesia, improper removal of wisdom teeth, or another dental error, it may regenerate very slowly, but permanent loss of taste or sensation is common.

Free dental malpractice claims consultations

Hanson & Gasiorkiewicz, S.C. is committed to providing every client with a personal injury claim with a unique, carefully tailored legal strategy in order to maximize benefits to the client. If you would like to discuss a claim with Mr. Gasiorkiewicz, please contact Hanson & Gasiorkiewicz, S.C.'s Racine, Wisconsin offices to arrange a free consultation.

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* 2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS

** The National Practitioner Data Bank Public Use File

*** Bureau of Justice Statistics, US Department of Justice

The law office of Hanson & Gasiorkiewicz, S.C. represents clients in the Wisconsin communities of Racine, Milwaukee, Kenosha, Oak Creek, Lake Geneva, Franklin, Burlington, Waterford, Mount Pleasant, Elkhorn, Salem, Pleasant Prairie, Racine County, Walworth County, Kenosha County, Milwaukee County; in all of Wisconsin; and nationwide.