Hartz v. Indovina

MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.

| gPIaintiff/appellant, Rachel Hartz, appeals a summary judgment in favor of defendani/appellant, Dr. Anthony Indovi-na, D.D.S., dismissing her malpractice claims against him. For the following reasons, we amend the judgment in part and affirm in part.

In 2003, Mrs. Hartz had been experiencing migraine headaches when her jaw “popped.” She consulted a dentist, who referred her to an orthodontist. Mrs. Hartz, who lived in California at the time, was told she would eventually need surgery called a three-piece Le Fort I osteo-tomy, to expand her upper pallet. Meanwhile,…