Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the defendants' contention, the Supreme Court properly denied their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. In order to establish liability for professional malpractice, a plaintiff must prove that the defendants deviated or departed from accepted community standards of practice and that such departure was a proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries (see Stukas v Streiter,
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