{"id":55628,"date":"2025-02-20T16:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=55628"},"modified":"2025-03-03T17:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T00:14:55","slug":"pre-paid-dentistry-dentist-lost-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/pre-paid-dentistry-dentist-lost-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuck with pre-paid dentistry from a dentist who lost his license"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Hall,<br \/>\nI was required to pre-pay for all my dental work. This was full mouth implants (with 2 Zygomatic implants) the implants have all been placed. I\u2019ve been wearing temps for months now. While waiting for my doctor to complete all the work (including permanent upper and lower teeth) he has lost his license. I don\u2019t know the reason, but I do know everything has been paid for, yet I have no permanent teeth. I cannot afford a lawyer. What are my options for refund?<br \/>\nThank you<br \/>\nLindsay in Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p>(See Dr. Hall&#8217;s answer below.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-post-content\">\n<div class=\"post-left-column\">\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We thank our advertisers who help fund this site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Square for mns blog - 2020 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4419877247826466\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6484616093\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-right-column\">\n<p>Lindsay,<br \/>\nThis could be a sticky situation, but there may be a solution.<br \/>\nThe dentist probably sold his dental practice to someone, and the sales contract would include an obligation to complete any dental work started by the previous dentist. So I would investigate that.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t get a good answer there, I would contact the state dental board and ask if they have any ideas for you. They have to have had other situations where this has come up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dr. Hall<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a comment or anything else to add? We&#8217;d love to hear from you. Enter your comment below. Or click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/askdr.htm\">ask Dr. Hall a question.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: currentColor; width: 450px; height: 80px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsmile.com&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Hall, I was required to pre-pay for all my dental work. 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