25 Extra Root Canals

An Australian dentist has been ordered to pay more than $345,000 in compensation and interest for giving a patient 28 root canals when he only needed 3 root canals. Todd Dean was working as a tree trimmer when he got hit in the face by a small log in December 2001. Dean suffered 3 chipped teeth, which he sought treatment for by Dr. Mark Phung.

During 2002 and 2003, Dr. …