Statute of limitations. Key to understanding dental malpractice cases.

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.