Can a dentist charge a fee for lost treatment despite known psychological problems?
Good morning,
I have a question regarding my dentist at the time who made my current third teeth three years ago, and at the time I had social phobia and panic attacks.
At the time, he charged me for the appointments I had canceled and the ones I didn't cancel, and said that if I didn't pay, he wouldn't continue treating me, even though he had caused significant damage to my jaw. My jaw has been constantly cracking since I got my new teeth… I even went to an oral surgeon in the meantime, who then sent me back to my stupid dentist… It's really just a vicious circle…
I've had neck problems, shoulder and back pain as well as head and ear pain for three years.
What can I do now, after three or almost four years? On top of that, my upper jawbone has receded, and I can't even see my teeth when I laugh, which again limits my personality. Furthermore, two metal hooks holding my dentures have broken off, and the dentures are also turning rusty despite daily brushing. What can I do now?
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Hello Cherry09366,
you should distinguish two things. You have a contract with a doctor. You don’t pay him for success, but for his effort. If a patient dies in an operation, they must be paid anyway. The doctor tried, but didn’t work.
If you’re dissatisfied, find another one.
If you want to act juridically against treatment errors, then let a specialist in medical law tell you exactly how this happens. Very short: This makes sense only if you have a lot of money and more time and nerves like wire ropes;-)
Your doctor is not only a doctor, but also a businessman. The case with the default honorar has not yet been clarified in general, but if you had an exclusive appointment and who could not be forgiven or used otherwise, then the doctor has a merit loss and he can claim. In court, this is always checked in individual cases. But who, besides you, should be responsible for the failed appointment?
Good luck!
Karliename
In many aercists, it is uncommon to demand a default honorar for agreed, but not respected appointments. However, this must be made known to the patient.
Apart from the psychological problems, the state of affairs has to cancel dates that cannot be observed. If you weren’t able to do this, you wouldn’t have to make appointments. Patients who have repeatedly failed to comply with deadlines and have not even cancelled them, I would also reject them. Gives enough patients waiting for an appointment and also keep it.
You could only try your glueck with another dentist. Then please stop at appointments.
He can ask. Whether he can enforce it, I think it is questionable. I wouldn’t pay for it first and wait for him to be persistent.
In the normal case, he can prove that he has actually suffered a loss of merit and he could not otherwise use the time gap which becomes free. I wish this a lot of fun.
in our small town alone we have 3 dentists, you should have been looking for a new one for a long time.
Unfortunately, some do not take up new patients, but in principle you are completely right.