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hey all,
i know that this is not a legal advice sight, but i had a question that someone might be able to answer.
My wife has had a lot of dental work done all her life. she wore braces for 10 years, and she has TMJ.
now that she is 24, she is experiencing problems again and needing to get problems fixed to the tune of $8,000-$10,000. insurance will not cover the initial $5,000 for braces and retainer and widener(something like that), but will cover $17,000 worth of the $20,000 surgery she needs in 1 1/2 years.
the orthodontist she saw as a kid has had several malpractice suits in the past, and has pretty much proven he doesn't practice good dental work. it has been 5 years since her treatment stopped from him, and i had heard that treatment had to be within 2 years in the state of Illinois for a law suit to stand up in court.
it isn't like we want a million dollars, but this will take years to pay off, and if it could have been taken care of before, then he is liable. we just want payment for correction of the problem(and give her some releif!!)and lawyer costs and be done with it.
anyone have any advice????
i know that this is not a legal advice sight, but i had a question that someone might be able to answer.
My wife has had a lot of dental work done all her life. she wore braces for 10 years, and she has TMJ.
now that she is 24, she is experiencing problems again and needing to get problems fixed to the tune of $8,000-$10,000. insurance will not cover the initial $5,000 for braces and retainer and widener(something like that), but will cover $17,000 worth of the $20,000 surgery she needs in 1 1/2 years.
the orthodontist she saw as a kid has had several malpractice suits in the past, and has pretty much proven he doesn't practice good dental work. it has been 5 years since her treatment stopped from him, and i had heard that treatment had to be within 2 years in the state of Illinois for a law suit to stand up in court.
it isn't like we want a million dollars, but this will take years to pay off, and if it could have been taken care of before, then he is liable. we just want payment for correction of the problem(and give her some releif!!)and lawyer costs and be done with it.
anyone have any advice????
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