In 2013, Dr. Howard Schneider ,a pediatric dentist, lived in Jacksonville, Florida and was sued by nearly twenty patients for allegedly performing unnecessary surgery on kids—pulling out their teeth for no reason, and in some cases hitting or choking them. Dental Malpractice occurs when a dentist separates from the dental standard of care in its community and as a result of that deviation a patient is injured. In some circumstances when a pediatric dentist starts having behavior problems like carelessness or inattentiveness it may cause issues during a procedure. They may perform unnecessary extractions of teeth, give unsafe amounts of anesthesia, and also use unsterilized dental equipment which causes infections and long term complications …show more content…
Thomas Floyd, pleaded guilty to the charges of abusing a four-year-old boy he treated in his office. Dr. Floyd surrendered his dental license in Florida and will not practice dentistry anywhere in the United States for the rest of his life. Serval complaints have been filed to state authorities about Dr. Floyd “mistakenly” confuses girl patients with one another. A two-year-old was pinched because she wouldn’t stop crying during a tooth filling. Along with a four-year-old given eight crowns without any parental consent. Throughout Thomas Floyd career, he was seen as a champion of dental care for poor children due to his willingness to accept Medicaid. After a numerous amount of complaints of child abuse was lodged against him, the Department of Health launched an investigation. Rachel Quigley research shows,” Among the allegations in state records eight former employees said they saw Floyd hit or becoming overly aggressive with crying and disabled children. Some said he hit kids with dental tools.” Dr. Thomas Floyd was also accused of stuffing dental bibs into children's mouths and yelling into their ears to drown out their screams. Some former employees said he would call difficult children names, such brat, ape, or