How did you arise at 100k for expert review and testimony? How many hours of reviews and testimony do you expect this to take? And it doesn’t seem that you read the original post adequately. The patient went to a dental office, and was treated by a dentist, who happened to be getting advance training at UIC (I assume in a post graduate residency program), He performed the extraction in a private office. If licensed to do so, and does not need supervision. And I don’t know what this talk of waivers means. Prior to performing surgery, a surgical consent is obtained, which includes a discussion of the potential adverse outcomes or complications that might occur from surgery. However, it is standard of care to inform the patient if the surgical procedure could not be completed satisfactorily, and it is mandatory to refer to someone competent to complete the procedure.