Dental Anesthesiology — Ontario

Dental Anesthesiology Ontario expert witnesses provide opinions on acceptable standards of care and on alleged breach of those standards, or malpractice. The Dentist Anesthesiologists listed in this directory may provide case reviews involving fractured or partially dislocated teeth, alveolar bone fractures or contusions due to intubation, or patients who have swallowed fillings, crowns, false teeth or prosthetic devices during a procedure.

These specialists, which may include residency-trained dental anesthesiologists, may also provide testimony in allegations of anesthesia overdose, adverse effects of anesthesia, malfunction of medical equipment, undersedation errors and anesthesia awareness, communication errors among medical staff and failures to take the patients’ histories or current conditions into account.

Dentist Anesthesiology experts may also testify on acceptable alternative practices and standards of care specific to patient groups such as pediatric patients and those with special needs (including pregnant patients). These professionals may opine as well on standards specific to office-oriented practices and those in hospital settings, and on changes to those standards in professional guidelines, including those of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA), the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA).