Dentist Finder San Diego

The parents of a Maryland teen who died earlier this year duringwisdom tooth surgery have sued the oral surgeon and the anesthetist for medical malpractice. Read Full Story on ABC News.

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New Jerseydentist, Francis Barbieri Jr., DDS,  is being sued by the estate of a firefighter who died last year of oral cancer at the age of 33.

The lawsuit alleges that Steven Runyon’s dentist first noticed a “raised area” on his patient’s tongue in December 2008 — nine months before he first was diagnosed with cancer — and failed to advise him to look into it further. Runyon saw Dr. …

I remember back in the day the local newspaper would report about a stolen car or a burglary. At some point this became such a common event that it stopped being news. I’m starting to wonder when this will happen to the unlicensed dentistry in peoples home!

Adolfo A. Silverio, 58, was charged with practicing dentistry without a license and the unlicensed possession of a prescription legend drug on July …

There is a nice article about prevention by Dr. Thomas Connelly from the Huffingtonpost.com. The bottom line, it is much cheaper to visit the dentist twice a year then it is to wait until your teeth hurt.

Dr. Connelly’s advice for dentistry on a budget:

• Brush 3x a day — after each meal. Yes, bring a toothbrush to work.

• Floss every evening.

• See your dentist twice yearly, …