Decker v. Flood

Plaintiffs appeal as of right the trial court’s decision to grant defendants’ motion for summary disposition and to dismiss without prejudice plaintiffs’ complaint alleging dental malpractice. We affirm.

On January 13, 1997, defendant Kevin Flood1 examined plaintiff Erik Decker,2 who was complaining of pain, determined that plaintiff needed a *78root canal on two of his teeth, and began the procedure on that date. On January 21, 1997, the same day that defendant completed the root canal procedure, plaintiff began to experience pain, telephoned defendant, and was instructed to return to…