Schneider v. Brunk

BECTON, Judge.

This case deals with the application of the malpractice statute of limitations, N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 1-15(c) (1983), to a dental malpractice action involving a failure to diagnose and treat a periodontal disease.

On 12 November 1981 the plaintiffs, Maureen Schneider and her husband, Thomas Schneider, instituted this action to recover damages for the defendants’ negligent treatment of Mrs. Schneider. The Schneiders alleged that the defendants, Bruce V. Wainright, D.D.S., a dentist, and his corporate entity, Bruce V. Wainright, D.D.S., P.A. (hereinafter referred to as the Wainright…