Does an apology in Scotland constitute and admission of guilt in a dental claim?
The Apologies (Scotland) Act 2016 gives protection to Scottish dentists who formally apologise to patients where dental negligence may have
Dental claim settlement – Failure to diagnose and treat gum disease
A great result today for a Southampton, based dental claim client. £7000 in compensation (out of court) for his dentist failing to diagnose and treat gum disease (periodontal disease). My client attended the dentist (Dr W) on 51 separate occasions for dental treatment from 1987 until 2016. My client (Mr D) was just 34 years of age. Most of the dental appointments were limited to simple examinations with scaling and polishing being carried out from 2001 onwards. A BPE (Basic
No justice for Yorkshire dental patient.
Mr S was treated by a dentist in Yorkshire for wrongful extraction of two upper teeth. The claim was quite straightforward -or so I thought. Mr S attended the dentist Mr B back in 2014 for treatment. UR4 was extracted and the claimant left the practice. He returned some two hours later in pain and UR5 was also then extracted. The practice was closed when he returned again so the claimant decided to attend Rotherham A&E. The registrar at A&E diagnosed an abscess and told t
Dental claims and the GDC - Improving access to justice?
Did you know that until quite recently the General Dental Council (GDC) made the addresses of all registered dentists freely available online- which made my job as a dental solicitor much easier; I could simply log onto the GDC website, search a name and the registered address of that individual would pop up. This was really helpful in tracing the whereabouts of certain dentists accused of negligence who need to be contacted and put on notice of a potential claim. From Octob
