I can't comment on legal action - but I would like to comment on a possible pro-active step you could take. Have you considered contacting this first dentist to let him know that he did misdiagnose you and perhaps forward him some information that might help him prevent making the same mistake again.

Legal action might get you some sort of revenge or a sense of justice, but a pro-active approach might also save someone else's life.

Just a thought.

CG to husband, dx 02/09/06 tumor base of tongue spread to lymph nodes. 35 combined xrt/imrt rad plus 3 rounds Cisplatin. Final tx 05/18/06. Parotidectomy & Sel Neck Dis 08/09/06. Lung cancer surgery 04/20/07. All currently in remission.