Hearing in Oklahoma Dental Malpractice Case Postponed Again

Tulsa, OKAn emergency board meeting in a dental malpractice case in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been set for March 4, 2011, NewsOn6.com reports.

The hearing, which will determine the fate of Dr. William Letcher's license, has already been postponed three times during the past year and some of the dentist's patients are reportedly upset that they have waited such a long time for answers in the case.

At a meeting, a number of Letcher's former patients discussed spending thousands of dollars for dental work that either broke, caused them pain or even gave them infections, according to the news provider.

"There's resin he's put over my natural teeth that's cracking, chipping, breaking. When we go to take it off, we're not sure we can save those teeth," said Jennifer Attebury, one of Letcher's patients.

In 1995, the dental board put Letcher on probation and in 2000 his license was suspended for a year, according to the news source. The board said the hearing was postponed this time because Letcher was in rehab.

For many of the dentist's former patients, a revoked license would not be enough.

"I'd like to see him put in jail," Attebury told the news source.