{"id":961,"date":"2013-05-03T23:42:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T05:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=961"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:08:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:08:03","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-holds-expert-witness-meets-qualifications-bonner-v-ostro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-holds-expert-witness-meets-qualifications-bonner-v-ostro\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Holds Expert Witness Meets Qualifications; Bonner v. Ostro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Joyce Bonner was injured in a fall and lost four of her front teeth.<span> <\/span>She received treatment from dentist Dr. Elliott Ostro to repair the damage.<span> <\/span>Ostro recommended four<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dental_implant\"> implants <\/a>to replace the teeth.<span> <\/span>However, Ostro did not take x-rays or make molds of Bonner\u2019s mouth before starting his work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">More than a year later, Ostro still had not managed to complete the implant work.<span> <\/span>Bonner stopped seeing him and started with a new dentist in 2009.<span> <\/span>The new dentist gave his opinion that Ostro had not properly prepared Bonner for the implants and restoration of her teeth.<span> <\/span>Bonner later filed a lawsuit against Ostro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">At the trial, Bonner called dentist Dr. Loren Goldstein to testify as an expert witness as to the standard of care required for implant surgery.<span> <\/span>Goldstein testified that Ostro had deviated from the standard of care by failing to take x-rays or molds of Bonner\u2019s mouth before starting surgery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-holds-expert-witness-meets-qualifications-bonner-v-ostro\/#more-961\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joyce Bonner was injured in a fall and lost four of her front teeth. 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