Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologists Offering Medico-Legal Consulting

A reference list of radiologists who independently accept expert witness, deposition, and pretrial imaging review engagements. All engagements are arranged directly with the radiologist, outside the BeamReaders platform. The radiologists listed below independently accept these engagements in their own professional capacity.

About this page

This page is a reference for attorneys, insurance professionals, risk managers, and dental practices seeking an oral and maxillofacial radiologist for an independent medico-legal engagement. It also clarifies what BeamReaders does and does not provide through its clinical platform.

About us

BeamReaders is a teleradiology service built for dentistry. Dental practices submit cone beam CT (CBCT) and other dental and maxillofacial imaging through our platform, and oral and maxillofacial radiologists return formal written clinical interpretations for use in patient diagnosis and treatment planning. We have operated for nearly two decades.

The radiologists who participate in our clinical reading platform are independent professionals. Any medico-legal services they offer are provided independently, outside the BeamReaders platform.

About oral and maxillofacial radiology

Oral and maxillofacial radiology is the dental specialty recognized by the American Dental Association for the acquisition and interpretation of dental and maxillofacial imaging. OMRs complete CODA-accredited residencies and are trained specifically in cone beam CT (CBCT), panoramic, cephalometric, and intraoral imaging across the head and neck region within the dental scope of practice.

Matters where OMR review is commonly engaged

The following is general information about the specialty. It is not a representation by BeamReaders that any specific radiologist is qualified for any specific matter.

  • Implant complications, including inferior alveolar nerve injury and implant encroachment on the maxillary sinus, nasopalatine canal, mental foramen, or adjacent tooth roots.
  • Failure to identify pathology on existing imaging, including lesions, cysts, or masses visible within the scan volume but not noted in the original interpretation.
  • Failure to refer based on incidental findings, including carotid artery calcifications, cervical spine findings, and sinonasal or skull base findings visible within the scan volume.
  • Endodontic complications, including missed accessory canals such as MB2, vertical root fractures, and disputes over treatment planning based on imaging.
  • TMJ and orthognathic cases, including condylar resorption and joint pathology disputes.
  • Standard of care for CBCT interpretation, including whether a full-volume review was performed and whether the documented interpretation matched the imaging.
  • Imaging acquisition and documentation, including scan justification under ALARA and ALADA principles, FOV selection, and adequacy of documentation.

BeamReaders' scope

BeamReaders is a clinical consultation service. Reports issued through our platform are intended to support patient diagnosis and treatment planning. They are clinical consultation reports, not retained-expert opinions, and are not prepared for use as litigation evidence.

BeamReaders does not provide forensic radiology, expert witness services, expert reports, deposition or trial testimony, causation opinions, impairment evaluations, attorney-directed reviews, insurance-dispute reviews, or any other medico-legal or litigation-support service through our platform.

A report originally prepared for clinical purposes may later become part of a patient's medical record and may be requested through normal legal process such as a subpoena, court order, or an authorized records request. That is a separate matter from engaging a radiologist for medico-legal work.

How medico-legal engagements work

Medico-legal work is typically arranged directly between the requesting party and an individual radiologist acting in their independent professional capacity. The engagement covers scope, fees, timeline, conflicts checks, and the radiologist's professional obligations as an expert. The terms of that engagement are between those two parties.

BeamReaders is not a party to those engagements. We do not select, recommend, credential, supervise, endorse, or broker any radiologist for any particular matter. We do not set scope, fees, opinions, availability, or conclusions. We do not receive any fee, referral payment, or other consideration from any medico-legal engagement.

Radiologists available for independent engagement

The following oral and maxillofacial radiologists have indicated that they accept medico-legal engagements in their independent professional capacity. They are listed alphabetically. Each listing reflects information provided by the radiologist. Contact each radiologist directly through the information they have provided.

NAME, DESIGNATION

CITY, STATE
STATES OF LICENSURE
SUBSPECIALITY INTEREST
MODALITIES
ENGAGEMENT TYPES
SIDES ACCEPTED
CONTACT EMAIL

NAME, DESIGNATION

CITY, STATE
STATES OF LICENSURE
SUBSPECIALITY INTEREST
MODALITIES
ENGAGEMENT TYPES
SIDES ACCEPTED
CONTACT EMAIL

Disclaimer

The radiologists listed above act independently when accepting medico-legal engagements. BeamReaders does not select, recommend, credential, supervise, endorse, or stand behind any radiologist for any particular medico-legal matter. BeamReaders does not warrant that any listed radiologist is appropriate for a specific case. BeamReaders is not a party to any engagement arranged through this page, receives no fee or referral payment for any such engagement, and is not responsible for any opinions, reports, testimony, scheduling, fees, or other aspects of the engagement.

Listing on this page does not constitute a recommendation. Each requester is responsible for evaluating the qualifications of any radiologist they choose to contact and for arranging the engagement directly with that radiologist. Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice.