Dental malpractice: Medical Malpractice

Related Medical Malpractice Statistics

Medical malpractice lawsuit payment statistics for dentist malpractice in the USA:
- Roughly 5% of medical malpractice trials related to dentists in the 75 largest counties in the US 2001 (Bureau of Justice Statistics, US Department of Justice)
- 12.1% of medical malpractice payment reports were against dentists in the US 2002 (2002 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Roughly 38.9% of medical malpractice trials against dentists were won by the plaintiff in the 75 largest counties in the US 2001 (Bureau of Justice Statistics, US Department of Justice)
Medical malpractice lawsuit payment report statistics for dentist malpractice in the USA:
- 17,469 malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in the US 1990-96 (The National Practitioner Data Bank Public Use File)
- 15% of malpractice payment reports were made against dentists in the US 1990-96 (The National Practitioner Data Bank Public Use File)
Medical malpractice lawsuit statistics for dental malpractice in the USA:
- 8 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding dental assistants in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 17 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding dental hygienists in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 137 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding dental residents in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 34,691 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding dentists in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 19 medical malpractice reports were made to the National Practitioner Databank regarding denturists in the US 1990-2004 (NPDB Summary Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 27,793 (13.5%) dentists had a malpractice report made against them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 45,166 (13.1%) malpractice reports were made against dentists in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Dentists had an average of 1.63 malpractice reports made against each of them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 24 (0.01%) dental assistants, technicians and hygienists had a malpractice report made against them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 25 (0.01%) malpractice reports were made against dental assistants, technicians and hygienists in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 1.04 dental assistants, technicians and hygienists had an average of 1.2 malpractice reports made against each of them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 10 (0.005%) denturists had a malpractice report made against them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 10 (0.003%) malpractice reports were made against denturists in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- Denturists had an average of 1.0 malpractice reports made against each of them in the US 1990-2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 4 (0.03%) dental assistants, technicians and hygienists had a malpractice report made against them in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 3 (0.01%) malpractice reports were made against dental assistants, technicians and hygienists in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
Medical malpractice statistics for the USA 2003:
- 1,418 (10.6%) dentists had a malpractice report made against them in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)
- 2,540 (9.6%) malpractice reports were made against dentists in the US 2003 (2003 Annual Report, National Practitioner Data Bank, US DHHS)

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