Dentistry: Post-Traumatic Expert Witnesses

Dr. Charles S. Syers, D.D.S., M.A., is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he has been Chief of Dentistry and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery for over 20 years. He has been an Associate Professor at two dental schools and the recipient of the "Most Valued Professor" award. Dr. Syers has also served as an Associate Editor of "The American Journal of Pain Management."

Dr. Syers has been acknowledged as a Daubert qualified expert in over 6 states. He has performed qualified medical and dental exams concerning appropriate standards of dental care. He has also been acknowledged as a Forensic Investigator by the courts in criminal matters. Dr. Syers is also an expert in the area of appropriate and necessary care and treatment of maxillofacial and TMJ injury.

Dr. Syers lectures extensively in the following areas:

• Dental and Medical Malpractice
• Nerve Injury
• Traumatic Injury
• Injury to the Temporomandibular Joints
• Dental Implants Failure

Dr. Syers is available for case support and analysis with respect to issues concerning the standard of care and proposed treatment. Dr. Syers offers a free telephone consultation. Please contact Dr. Syers at 650-347-2614 or legaldent@aol.com.

Dr. Phillip R. Devore actively practices dentistry in Las Vegas and he is an expert witness, case planner and evaluator to the legal profession, particularly in regard to professional liability matters. He offers advice on case viability and strategic planning for depositions and trial, and testifies in affidavits, depositions and at trial. 

Dr. Devore graduated from UCLA in 1980, lectured there part-time for 18 years, lectured and consulted in over thirty states, attending 1,800 dental offices. He formerly chaired the business classroom courses and was the Director of the Faculty Group Practice as an Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences at UNLV School of Dental Medicine.

Areas of Expertise:

• Aesthetic Dentistry
• Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry
• Dental Care Analysis
• Dental Implants
• Dentistry / Odontology
• General Dentistry

Associations & Memberships

• American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
• Las Vegas Dentist Member of American Academy of Cosemetic Dentistry
• American Dental Association
• Nevada Dental Association
• Southern Nevada Dental Association
• Academy of General Dentistry
• Pierre Fauchard Fellow

Harry I. Aronowitz, DMD, is a Board Certified Orthodontist who has been in private practice in Beverly Hills,and West Hollywood California for over 30 years. He is Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at the University of Southern California in the Graduate Department of Orthodontics where he helps train future orthodontists. Licensed in California and New York, Dr. Aronowitz has experience as a Former Chief of Dental, Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery Section at the Beverly Hills Medical Center and served as Chairman of the Orthodontic Peer-Review for the Los Angeles Dental Society. Dr. Aronowitz is a Diplomate The American Board of Orthodontics anda current member of Orthodontic Peer Review for the Los Angeles Dental Society. He is a member of the American Dental Association, The California Dental Association, The Los Angeles Dental Society, as well as The American Association of Orthodontists. 

Litigation Support - Dr. Aronowitz serves as an Independent Medical Examiner for The State Board of Dental Examiners in California. He provides expert witness services to attorneys for both defense and plaintiff, including medical record review, second opinions, depositions, mediation, and trial testimony as needed. 

Areas of Expertise:

Orthodontics Malpractice Braces / Invisalign /Occlusion Root Resorption

John O. Winter, DDS, is a Dental Malpractice and Injury Expert with 20 years practicing as a full-time general dentist, and over 16 years as a knowledgeable and effective full time dental expert witness and consultant to attorneys and national insurance companies.  Background Experience - In 1981, Dr. Winter entered private general dentistry practice in New York which provided a deep knowledge base of risk management and enhancement of the criteria in the evaluation of the Dental Standard of Care.  In 2002, he began collaboration with major national insurance companies providing defense to claims of dental negligence and malpractice allegations.  Dr. Winter is actively licensed by the state of New York to practice dentistry and is a member of the National Association of Dental Consultants.  Dr. Winter has completed over 400 assignments on liability claims and suits ranging to one million dollar demands. He has saved insurance companies on aggregate over $10 million dollars in settlements and payouts.

Litigation Support - Dr. Winter's cases involve Dental Malpractice requiring an expert to provide dental records and case review for Certificate of Merit, Affidavit of Merit, Deposition and Testimony. His services are also available to Insurance Company dental claim managers requiring defense services for their dental claims and dentist insured clients, and State Attorneys General requiring Medicaid investigation into dental treatment records and billing.

Dr. Winter can be counted on to be an ethical, respectful, well organized and prompt worker. He possesses articulate and persuasive speaking abilities to effectively communicate complex dental procedures and terminology in understandable layman terms for client attorneys and juries, at depositions, and court appearances.

Areas of Expertise:

Dental Restoration Crowns Caps Bridges Dental Injuries Nerve Damage Numbness Infection Sepsis Root Canals Endodontics Periodontics Gum Disease Broken Instrument Oral / Maxillofacial Surgery Extractions

Foreign Body Failure to Diagnose Wrong Tooth Treatment Consent Board Claims Billing and Fraud Paresthesia Dysesthesia Prosthodontics Esthetics Fractures Pathology Anesthetic Injections Certificate of Merit Affidavit of Merit

Dental malpractice & Injury expert testimony.

As of January 2020: I have been deposed over 100 times; reviewed over 750 cases for both defense and plaintiff including peer review, accidents, and malpractice. 52% plaintiff / 48% defense. I have qualified in Superior Court over 50 times and never been disqualified. At least 95% of my time is spent in patient care. 

I can be counted on to being ethical, competent, prepared and analytical as well as articulate and persuasive at depositions and court appearances. Published and have been written about in print, radio, and TV over 200 times. (http://www.expertwitness.dental/)

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I hold two current professorships: UCLA School of Dentistry & NYU College of Dentistry, and, I am a former Professor at Western University College of Dental Medicine (2013-2018). Licensed in 42 states to opine on the standard of care, with specific licenses in California, Nevada, New Mexico and the Northeast as well as a Florida Expert Certification. Graduated NYU 1988; GPR Residency NYU 1989, Lieutenant, United States Navy 1989- 91; private practice Brentwood, CA since 1991 – serving over 13,000 patients on a fee for service basis.

Founder of the non-profit “Homeless Not Toothless” (www.homelessnottoothless.org), he has made it possible for tens of thousands of homeless Veterans and foster children to receive over $5 million in pro-bono dental care to over 60,000 people. Member: American Academy of Cosmetic Orthodontics: 2013-present, ADA since 1991 and Peer Review Committee ADA 1995-2009, Delta Dental Peer Review 2000-present.

Armond Kotikian, DDS, MD, FACS, is double board certified in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. In the clinic setting, Dr. Kotikian routinely performs IV sedations for complex cases including impacted wisdom teeth removal, dental implants, bone grafting and tumor excisions. He specializes in:

• Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma
• Infections
• Oral Pathology Resection and Reconstruction
• Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients (surgical and non-surgical)
• Craniofacial Anomalies (orthognathic surgery / corrective jaw surgery)

Litigation Support - A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Kotikian has extensive experience as an expert witness in the field of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry. His Dental law and Dentistry services have been requested all over the country.

Dr. Kotikian has been an expert witness on over 100 malpractice cases, given depositions on over 50 cases and testified at court over the past six years. His cases have included a wide variety of issues related to the Oral and Maxillofacial region including

• Oral Pathology
• Nerve Injuries
• TMJ Issues
• Oral Trauma
• Oral and Facial Fractures and Lacerations
• Injuries related to Extraction of Teeth
• Injuries related to Dental Implant \ Surgery
• Orthognathic Surgery Complications
• Head and Neck Infections related to Teeth and Salivary Glands

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Willeam A. Choby, DMD, MPA, MAGD, FICCMO, DICOI, has over 40 years of experience Dentistry and Oral Surgery. He is a Board Certified Implant Dentist that perfoms both the Surgery and the Restoration of Implant Teeth. A “Master” in the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD), Dr. Choby has been recognized by other general dentists as a leader and an example to other dentists of the importance of quality continuing dental education to patient care. Masters have accepted the charge to keep abreast of advances in dentistry for the benefit of patients and the betterment of dentistry. Dr. Choby is also a Fellow in the International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics (FICCMO), earned a Masters of Public Administration (MPA), and is a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (DICOI). He is recognized as One of America's Top Dentists by the Consumers Research Council of America. Litigation Support - Dr. Choby's expertise is frequently called upon for second opinions for quality assurance companies, peer review panels, workmen's compensation disputes, automobile accident claims, dental insurance companies, physicians, attorneys, and other dentists. He has offered his expert opinion in more than 100 dental malpractice cases, inspected over 1,100 dental offices for insurance companies, and performed over 1,000 second opinion case reviews, IMEs and peer reviews. His cases have included issues concerning:

Dental Implant Surgery Dental Implant Restorations Neuromuscular Occlusion Crowns Bridges / Dentures

Root Canals Hard and Soft Tissue Lasers Extractions Cosmetic Dentistry Oral Cancer Treatment

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