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Dentists As Product Manufacturers?  Bet On It In Nevada

Drug & Device Law

The patient sadly passed away after having 23 teeth removed and replaced (for those keeping score, that is more than two-thirds of a normal human complement of teeth), and his family sued for medical malpractice and product liability. So maybe the manufacturer’s duty to warn and the physician’s duty to obtain informed consent merge.