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...
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...
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...
Dental claim settlement – Inferior Alveolar Nerve injury during wisdom tooth extraction
A great result today for a Lancashire based dental claim client. £5000 in settlement compensation for causing a nerve injury during a...
Recording dental consultations? There could be an easier way....
In a recent article written by Leo Briggs who is deputy head of the Dental Defence Union www.theddu.com he explores the increase in...
Stressed? Don't become a Solicitor...
The Lawgazette (24 April 2017) writes that one in four junior lawyers suffer from "severe" stress levels at work and that more than 90%...
What is "breach of duty" "causation" and "injury" and why is it import
As a specialist dental negligence solicitor I often have to explain in layman's terms to my clients the nature of breach of duty and...
"Hot tubbing" and dental claims
As a specialist dental negligence solicitor I have never yet come across "hot tubbing". In case you did not know what hut tubbing is - it...
Mercury fillings to be phased out by 2030
As a specialist dental negligence solicitor I have lost count on the amount of times that I have been asked whether a clients can bring a...
