Your editor is certainly not a lawyer, but he has provided expert testimony on numerous occasions. The plaintiff's dental malpractice attorney or a dental board prosecutor first must attempt to identify the appropriate standard of care and then must try to demonstrate that the standard of care was breached. The defense attorney often attempts to establish a different version of the standard of care and then tries to show that the dentist's practice met that standard. Experts on both sides provide testimony that often helps define the standard of care. They then offer their own opinions as to whether or