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Common dental negligence claims
- Extraction of the wrong tooth/teeth
- Nerve damage
- Incorrect diagnosis/Misdiagnosis
- Delayed diagnosis
- Failure to diagnose
- Failure to adequately diagnose and treat periodontal disease/caries
- Failure to adequately advise on oral hygiene
- Negligent Cosmetic dentistry (teeth whitening, crowns, veneers, implants, composite bonding)
- Negligent Restorative dentistry (fillings, crowns, bridges, veneers, root canal treatment, dental implants)
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How we can help you claim for dental negligence
It can take courage and can initially feel daunting approaching a medical negligence solicitor. This is particularly so when wishing to challenge the treatment and care provided by a highly qualified professional such as a dentist, who we hold in high regard and who we place our health and trust in.
It is important to appreciate that mistakes happen in any situation involving human beings, regardless of how well trained, skilled, experienced and caring they are. Where mistakes are made and harm is caused with regard to patient care there are consequences that may lead you to consider instructing a solicitor to bring legal action on your behalf.
You may not be considering financial compensation once dental negligence has arisen - you may want to make sure that nobody else experiences the same injury that you did. This is entirely understandable. As humans, we trust in the training and expertise of our healthcare professionals and don’t expect harm to be caused. Many patients want lessons to be learned to prevent further harm for others.
Pursuing a claim against a healthcare professional (public and private) does raise awareness. Pursuing a claim leads to investigation and scrutiny and consideration of existing policies and procedures and to further training. It also allows for a financial settlement to be awarded which places a patient in a better position than they may have otherwise been.
