Dental Malpractice

Washington, D.C., and Maryland Dental Malpractice Attorney

Dental malpractice happens more often than we'd like to think. Although dentists undergo years of specialized training and are expected to adhere to strict standards of care, mistakes or oversights can result in tooth loss and other devastating dental problems.

Examples of dental malpractice include:

• Failure to diagnose cancer in the mouth (oral cancer)
• Dental surgery errors
• Mistakes in cosmetic surgery
• Mistakes in cutting teeth to accommodate crowns
• Dental errors resulting in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder
• Gum infections from errors made during a root canal
• Orthodontia errors

If you have suffered a dental injury because a dentist failed to follow the accepted standards of care, you have a right to seek compensation by filing a dental malpractice lawsuit.

Attorney Fred B. Goldberg will help you establish whether your case meets the legal requirements of a dental malpractice case. In Washington, D.C., and Maryland, your lawyer has to show that your dental provider failed to exercise a duty of care, and that this failure was the cause of your injury.

Compensation for dental malpractice victims

We have an excellent track record of obtaining compensation for victims in dental malpractice cases, including:

• $85,000 jury verdict for a disabled child who lost several teeth following a dental procedure.
• $24,000 for a patient who lost a tooth after a drill bit was left in her tooth during a root canal.
• $70,000 for an orthodontia patient who lost several teeth after the orthodontist over-tightened the apparatus.

Contact Washington, D.C., dental malpractice attorney Fred B. Goldberg today for a free initial consultation about your case. If you are injured or unable to travel, we can meet you at your home or hospital. Cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay no attorney's fees unless we are successful in obtaining compensation for you.

Dental malpractice lawyer Fred Goldberg represents clients in Washington, DC, and Maryland, including Bethesda, Baltimore, Olney, Rockville, Baltimore County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Prince George’s County, and Montgomery County.