Porubiansky v. Emory University

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff in the lower court, applied and was accepted as a patient of Emory University’s School of Dentistry Clinic. Appellant was advised that all treatment at the clinic would be by dental students and employees under the direction of a licensed dentist or by a licensed dentist. Appellee Emory University is a private institution and its School of Dentistry is involved primarily in dental research and the education of dental students.

The clinic charges less for treatment than is generally charged by dentists practicing in the Atlanta area. However, there is no…