Canady v. Department of Rehabilitation & Correction

Tyack, Judge.

On April 3, 1992, Robert Canady filed suit in the Ohio Court of Claims, asserting a variety of claims against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and others, including a claim of dental malpractice involving a time when Canady was incarcerated at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution (“CCI”). Canady claimed that CCI’s dentist, Dr. Steve Huber, failed to provide fair and adequate treatment for Canady’s advanced periodontitis. Specifically, Canady wanted Dr. Huber to extract all of his teeth at once and wished to be transported to an outside medical facility for…