Kent v. Henson

Carley, Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff Mrs. Bernice Kent visited appellee-defen-dant’s dental office and sought treatment for a toothache. A licensed dentist in appellee’s employ extracted the tooth. However, Mrs. Kent continued to experience pain. She returned to appellee’s office on four separate occasions with complaints of pain in the area where the tooth had been extracted. On each occasion, no X-rays were made and she was prescribed medication for “dry socket.” Some two months after the tooth had been pulled, Mrs. Kent visited an oral surgeon. An X-ray was made which, in the opinion of the…