November 6th 2018
£55,000 damages for patient who needed 15 teeth removing due to poor dental care
Hudgell Solicitors has secured £55,000 damages for an ‘exemplary’ dental patient who never missed an…
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Dental Negligence
July 25th 2018
Damages of £12,500 for Cheshire dental patient after decay left in teeth when having fillings
A Cheshire dentist has agreed a £12,500 damages settlement with a patient after facing allegations…
April 10th 2018
Tumour ‘erupted through cheek’ of man after dentist had mistakenly diagnosed him with a ruptured wisdom tooth
A man left with a permanent scar on his face after a mouth tumour ‘burst…
March 20th 2018
World Oral Health Awareness Day: ‘Gum disease and poor care of dentists caused me to lose my entire lower set of teeth’
Two Leeds dentists have agreed a joint £45,000 damages settlement with a patient after their…
July 19th 2017
Compensation for 26-year-old patient facing ‘invasive surgery’ after dentist failed to remove baby teeth
A man whose dentist left him with his baby teeth into his twenties – preventing…
June 16th 2017
£35,000 damages for patient who has had six teeth removed following claim against her dentist for poor care
A woman has received a £35,000 damages settlement after making a legal claim against her…
June 14th 2017
10 Things to Consider when Choosing a New Dentist
For the majority of people, choosing a new dentist is all a matter of convenience.…
May 30th 2017
Greater scrutiny must fall on dentists’ indemnity cover to better protect patients – not the legal support they receive
It was certainly interesting to read The Dental Defence Union (DDU) recently blaming legal costs…
