What are my rights to a refund if dental services were not fully performed?
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What are my rights to a refund if dental services were not fully performed?
I had been attending a dental school for removal of my teeth and dentures. After the procedure was done and waiting months to get permanent dentures, the day I picked them up was the last time they would see me. When I called about problems they told me they would issue a refund and would not let me just make an appointment for adjustments. After months going by and seeing another dentist, who said the
dentures needed lots of work, I called and left a message about the refund so I could start work at another dentist. New Link Destination
day I received a bill from them and I still don’t even have a full set of dentures. I kept all records and even the voicemail about the refund. I could really use some help and advice would be greatly appreciated. I even thought about contacting the news. This is crazy.
Asked on March 30, 2016 under Malpractice Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
They can't charge if for any work they did not do. If you paid for work that is not done, you could sue for a refund of the appropriate portion--e.g. if you paid $4,000 total and they did everything but dentures, and the dentures were $1,000 of the bill, you could get $1,000 back. If the work was done unprofessionally and has to be redone, you could also sue for the cost to redo work caused by their negligence, or unprofessional carelessness.
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