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Re:After simple dental surgery, William lost his ability to ... by Tyr42 on Sunday July 05, 2015 @12:06PM (#9833935)
But they should be considered proportionally to their probability times severity, and in this case, the probability is small enough to be a rounding error, so you really should worry about other things first, like getting killed when driving to the dentist's.
Re:After simple dental surgery, William lost his ability to ... by logicchains on Sunday July 05, 2015 @12:20PM (#9833978)
According to [1], medical errors are actually the third leading cause of death in the United States, so it's hardly a small probability.

1. http://www.forbes.com/sites/leahbinder/2013/09/23/stunning-n...

Re:After simple dental surgery, William lost his ability to ... by TeMPOraL on Sunday July 05, 2015 @02:37PM (#9834444)
You should count only those medical errors which are relevant to your visit. A dentist probably won't accidentally damage your heart with a scalpel.