06-10-2013, 06:34 AM
Well, I know dentist have to have pretty good insurance. A letter of intent on an attorney's letterhead can always get the party started.
Personally I wouldn't use small claims unless it was the last resort.
If I spent that kind of money and from reading your story... I'd want to get my money back as well. Unless you signed something where the small print was you acknowledged the risks or waived your rights ... etc...etc... you could have a good possibility to get money back.
I am not sure who I hate more? A dentist or a lawyer? haha But, I agree you could do some research yourself about how to go about this online. I would know how I'd approach it first, but you can find some convincing canned letters and "IF" worded right, they sometimes can have positive results. Before hiring an attorney you have to weigh in your time and costs for risk of any type of settlement. It's hard to put a value on loss of tooth, pain/suffering, etc...etc....
This being all said, no matter who you go with, I always pray that I get good work from a dentist and I'm not even religious.
Good Luck!
Personally I wouldn't use small claims unless it was the last resort.
If I spent that kind of money and from reading your story... I'd want to get my money back as well. Unless you signed something where the small print was you acknowledged the risks or waived your rights ... etc...etc... you could have a good possibility to get money back.
I am not sure who I hate more? A dentist or a lawyer? haha But, I agree you could do some research yourself about how to go about this online. I would know how I'd approach it first, but you can find some convincing canned letters and "IF" worded right, they sometimes can have positive results. Before hiring an attorney you have to weigh in your time and costs for risk of any type of settlement. It's hard to put a value on loss of tooth, pain/suffering, etc...etc....
This being all said, no matter who you go with, I always pray that I get good work from a dentist and I'm not even religious.
Good Luck!