title: Statute of limitations. Key to understanding dental malpractice cases.
abstract: Many dentists ask about the process followed in a dental malpractice case. Often, the actions of the insurance carrier handling the matter mystify the dentist who is the defendant. What follows is the first of a series of articles outlining what happens in a typical malpractice case. It concerns the malpractice statute of limitations, a vital component to understanding the process of commencing a dental malpractice case.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Plunkett
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003643:Death; D003729:Dental Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009518:New York; D013997:Time Factors; D014728:Veterans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence