What is the test for deliberate indifference to a prisoner's dental and dental health needs?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Healy v. Yasmeen, No. 2:19-CV-2052-DMC-P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
Deliberate indifference to a prisoner's serious illness or injury, or risks of serious injury or illness, gives rise to a claim under the Eighth Amendment. See Estelle, 429 U.S. at 105; see also Farmer, 511 U.S. at 837. This applies to physical as well as dental and mental health needs. See Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d 1237, 1253 (9th Cir. 1982), abrogated on other grounds by
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