Should my dentist be held responsible for a dust particle coming in contact with my eye causing a cornea..?

scratch. I was in a great deal of pain because of this. The dentist did arrange an appt to see an eye doctor but I had to wait at least 3 hours to get seen. I had to pay a copayment fee and even may have to pay for my own medicine. Do you think this was the dentist's fault or just an accident? This happened while I was at the dentist after they had did a tooth filling. Just curious because if this had not happened there I wouldn't have had to go through all the pain and even had to miss work and school because of it. My eye is better now but this was a very tramatic experience. I'll never take my eyes for granted again! What are your thoughts on this? Anyone been in a similar situation? Thanks in advance.

Should my dentist be held responsible for a dust particle coming in contact with my eye causing a cornea..?
It should be normal practice that you are offered protective eyewear during dental treatment. If this was not offered, then the dentist was foolhardy, and I would ask for coverage of your expenses.


Even with eyewear, sometimes scrap can get under the lenses. In this case he's done everything to the best of his ability to protect you, and he probably couldn't be held responsible. Accidents happen.
Reply:Can you prove that it was the dentists fault? Maybe you should contact a lawyer. Most of them will give you a free consultation.
Reply:If you somehow really believe this to have been a traumatic event...you are VERY young and have experienced VERY little in life. It would be nice if the dentist covered your eye doctor expenses...but in the end...stuff happens. What if something blew into your eye while your parents were driving you around in the car? Would you sue them for not avoiding the mote of dust? Would you sue D.O.T? Move on!!
Reply:Accidental!
Reply:Close your eyes, dummy. What were you doing? Looking directly into the super-bright light? I'm suprised you didn't burn out your retinas.
Reply:Did the dentist do something intentionally to cause this or was he neglectful in some way? If not, you're out of luck - it probably could have happened anywhere. Be grateful that you're okay and move on.
Reply:omg get over it...you said you're better - stop looking to make money off of it. If you wanted help paying for meds you could have asked to doc earlier...don't be an idiot and sue the poor guy 'cause you can't close your eyes. You might as well at a finger to your chili while you're at it.
Reply:I just had a severe scratched cornea 2 weeks ago from getting sleep crust in my eye. The pain sucks, but it's not that big of a deal. It's nothing serious, it's very easy to scratch your cornea. It was probably just an accident. You said you're better anyways? Don't get all worked up about something so small.
Reply:There are dust particles everywhere. Even the cleanest places have dust. I am sorry your experience was so painful but no I do not think the dentist should be held responsible for that. It was just an accident and probably could have appened anywhere. Hope u feel better!

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