- Kathleen Wilson sues Dr. Kevin Molldrem for what happened while treating a rare case of tooth decay in his practice in July 2020
- She claims in a civil suit Thursday that he used too much anesthesia and falsified her medical records to avoid liability
- The affidavit alleges that Molldrem's poor work left Wilson in pain, embarrassed, disfigured, upset and requiring several follow-up actions.
A Minnesota woman is suing her dentist after he allegedly did far too much work on her in one appointment and falsified how much anesthesia he gave her during a visit that she claims left her disfigured.
Kathleen Wilson sues Dr. Kevin Molldrem for what happened during the treatment of a rare case of tooth decay in his practice in July 2020.
She claims in a civil suit filed Thursday — with the support of the expert opinion of a Florida dentist who called the amount of work done “impossible” to be successful in one appointment — that he overused anesthesia and her falsified medical records to avoid liability.
Molldrem is said to have performed eight dental crowns, four root canals and twenty filings in one appointment.
The affidavit alleges that Molldrem's poor work left Wilson in pain, embarrassed, disfigured and upset, and that he made several more appointments with other dentists to fix the defendant's alleged mess.
Kathleen Wilson sues Dr. Kevin Molldrem (photo) for what happened during the treatment in his practice in July 2020
She has filed a lawsuit in Minnesota state court seeking an award of at least $50,000 in damages against Molldrem, who has operated a practice in Eden Prairie since 2004 and later opened a second practice.
Wilson came to Molldrem for consultation on July 7, 2020 and returned the following week.
Expert witness and Florida dentist and professor Dr. Avrum Goldtein said Molldrem's diagnosis – which showed “virtually every tooth” in Wilson's mouth had decay – was correct, but that his treatment was poor.
“Katie required a slow, thoughtful, careful, and measured response to her illness,” Goldstein wrote of the five-and-a-half-hour appointment.
'Trying to fill every cavity in every tooth in her mouth in one visit is not only the antithesis of what was indicated, it is not humanly possible to achieve this in an effective or constructive manner.'
Goldstein also agrees with the claim that Molldrem falsified the amount of anesthesia given to Wilson.
She has filed a lawsuit in Minnesota state court seeking an award of at least $50,000 in damages from Molldrem, who has operated a practice in Eden Prairie since 2004 and later opened a second practice.
Expert witness and dentist and professor Dr. Avrum Goldtein of Florida said Molldrem's diagnosis – which showed “virtually every tooth” in Wilson's mouth had decay – was correct, but his treatment was poor
The maximum recommended dosage for a long appointment is 490 milligrams, but Molldrem gave Wilson 960.
Wilson eventually received better treatment in 2022 “for repair and replacement of many of her restorations in an effort to stabilize her mouth” from the University of Minnesota Dental School.
“All the work done and all the associated costs will have been for nothing,” Goldstein said of Molldrem's performance
'This not only impacts the economics of her dental needs, but also the emotional trauma associated with extensive dental treatment.'
Molldrem received a summons on December 20. Attorneys for Molldrem and Wilson have not yet commented on the case.