Woman sues dentist after getting 4 root canals, 8 crowns and 20 fillings in one visit

The plaintiff, who says she was left in pain and disfigured, is seeking at least $50,000 in damages after the 2020 proceedings

A Minnesota woman has filed a malpractice lawsuit against her dentist, claiming she was left in pain and disfigured after multiple dental procedures, according to a court filing obtained by PEOPLE.

On Dec. 21, Kathleen Wilson filed a lawsuit in Hennepin County District Court alleging that Dr. Kevin Molldrem of Eden Prairie, Minn. provided negligence during a visit in July 2020.

Wilson claimed Molldrem performed 32 procedures on 28 teeth during the single visit, including four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20 fillings.

In the lawsuit, Wilson says she suffered “significant injuries” from the procedures and continues to endure “pain and suffering, embarrassment, emotional distress and disfigurement as a direct result of Dr. Moldrem’s negligence.” He is seeking at least $50,000 in damages. Molldrem has yet to file a response in court and did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the allegations.

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Wilson’s complaint states that her attorney hired Dr. Avrum Goldstein DMD FRCD(C) as an expert to assist him with the case. Goldstein, who currently serves on the faculty at Touro College of Dental Medicine, reviewed Wilson’s dental records and submitted his findings, which Weimer testified in court.

In his report, Goldstein agreed with Molldrem’s diagnosis that Wilson’s “virtually every tooth” was decayed. Goldstein believed Molldrem’s attempt to “fill every hole in every tooth in her mouth in one visit” was “not humanly possible to achieve” and repairing 28 teeth in a single visit is “impossible to achieve if … done correctly”.

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Goldstein also claimed that the amount of anesthesia Moldrem gave Wilson was “far in excess of what could be considered safe.” Goldstein advised that the maximum anesthetic dose he would administer was 490 mg. Moldrem gave Wilson nearly twice that amount — 960 mg — per her record, according to Goldstein. He also claimed that Moldrem falsified records regarding how much anesthesia he gave her and that Wilson was “lucky” to have had no side effects.

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Goldstein concluded that if Wilson’s teeth needed to be removed and replaced with implants, then “all the work that was done and all the expenses associated with it would be for nothing.”

Molldrem has been a dentist for more than 20 years, according to Molldrem Family Dentistry Website.

Weimer and Goldstein also did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment Thursday.

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