Natalie is suffering from a toothache.She goes to see Dr.Mark,the local dentist.Mark examines Natalie and tells her that the tooth needs to be extracted.Natalie asks if the procedure will hurt.Mark replies,"Not much.I will give you something to help block the pain." Mark injects Natalie's gums with a deadening agent and then proceeds with the tooth extraction.Despite Mark's assurances,Natalie finds the procedure very painful; so painful that upon leaving the dentist office,Natalie goes to the local police station and demands that Dr.Mark be arrested.Dr.Mark has committed;

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Dr. Mark did not commit an offense because Natalie consented to the medical procedure. While Natalie experienced pain during the extraction, she had given her informed consent to Dr. Mark to perform the procedure and had been informed that she would be given anesthesia to help with the pain. The fact that the procedure did not go as painlessly as Natalie had hoped does not mean that Dr. Mark committed any offense.

Natalie Is Suffering from a Toothache