A young woman has told how her decision to have her front two teeth straightened led to a ‘nightmare’ three years as negligent dental treatment left them loose and needing to be taken out. The patient, who was 21 at the time, was advised to undergo Invisalign treatment – a procedure in which a transparent […]
Four dentists who practised at the same Grimsby dental surgery have settled legal cases against them in which they faced allegations of poor care and neglect. Insurers acting on behalf of dentists Timothy Stokes, Ian Burrell, Ivan Delgado and Carlos Noguera Mutillo have agreed damages settlements totalling more than £30,000 with patients following claims made […]
Hudgell Solicitors has secured £55,000 damages for an ‘exemplary’ dental patient who never missed an appointment in over 30 years but was forced to have 15 teeth removed as abscesses in her gums rotted the bone away. The woman, who does not wish to be named, attended 50 routine appointments with her dentist spanning three […]
A man left with a permanent scar on his face after a mouth tumour ‘burst through’ his cheek is taking legal action against his dentist after he mistakenly diagnosed it as a problem related to a wisdom tooth. Victor Heath said he was ‘absolutely horrified’ when his cheek suddenly started weeping as he sat at […]
Two Leeds dentists have agreed a joint £45,000 damages settlement with a patient after their combined poor treatment and errors saw him develop widespread gum disease and bone loss, causing him to spend a year without any teeth on his bottom jaw. Former teacher John Miles believed his dedication to brushing first thing in a […]
A woman who was shocked to be told she needed 10 teeth removing due to widespread gum disease has thanked Hudgell Solicitors for securing damages of £50,000 from her dentist – and the treatment which has put a smile back on her face. The successful dental negligence compensation claim has ensured the patient, of Derbyshire, […]
Hudgell Solicitors has secured a dental patient damages of £47,000 after poor care over four decades resulted in them suffering serious gum disease and facing the loss of eight teeth. The patient of the now-retired dentist Allan Clark, had regularly attended at in Broad Walk Dental Surgery Buxton, Derbyshire, from the 1970s onwards to see […]
A Patient has been warned he faces losing 12 teeth due to having widespread gum disease – despite having seen his dentist for regular check-ups for the past 22 years. Glen Lockett, 59, of South Reddish, Stockport, has had four teeth removed as they could not be saved, and has now been warned a further […]
A pensioner who failed in a bid to legally represent himself over compensation for poor dental treatment was eventually awarded a £5,500 settlement after seeking expert advice from Hudgell Solicitors. The man contacted our team of specialists after failing to bring about a claim himself when writing to the Dental Defence Union, an organisation that […]
Hudgell Solicitors has secured £20,000 compensation for a dental patient who was left with a ‘severe burning pain’ in her jaw – and needing extensive further work – following root canal treatment. Dawn Pieta, 55, from Gelligaer in South Wales, was left in agony when her root was perforated in the normally straight-forward procedure.
Hudgell Solicitors has secured £10,000 compensation for a 24-year-old woman after her dentist failed to provide basic standards of care for her teeth over a number of years, leaving her needing extensive surgery and a fixed brace. Despite being a regular for check-ups and examinations from being a child, Natasha Mead, of Bricknell Avenue, west […]
A dentist with more than 30 years’ experience and practised in London’s Harley Street has agreed to pay £14,000 compensation to a patient who was left needing A&E treatment when his face ‘ballooned up’ after a botched bridge fitting. Patient David Mann thought he was guaranteed the very best treatment when learning of Philip Kurland’s […]