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Failure to Treat Teeth States Claim
Loaded on Nov. 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
November, 1994, page 5
Mark Kinney is a Missouri state prisoner. Kinney went to the prison dentist, Dr. Kalfus, for removal of a tooth that was chipped and decayed, to have a cavity filled and for treatment of gum disease. Kalfus pulled the wrong tooth and acknowledged doing so at the time. The extraction …
Filed under:
Retaliation,
Retaliation for Filing Grievances,
Dental Care,
Administrative Exhaustion,
Appeals,
Qualified Immunity.
Location:
Missouri.
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