Dental Negligence Claims
Every year thousands of people in the UK
suffer as a result of Dental Negligence. Substandard dental
treatment can cause serious injury, making simple things like
drinking and eating painful. In some cases, it can impair speech
as well as affect your physical appearance and daily life.
What is Dental
Negligence?
Your dentist, as with all other health
care professional, owes you a duty of care to carry out the
correct treatment in the correct manner. If your dentist
breaches this duty of care, by providing dental care which falls
below the standard which you are reasonably entitled to expect,
and this results in some form of personal injury, you may be
entitled to make a dental negligence compensation claim.
Most dental work is carried out to the
high standard you would expect. However, there are occasions
when you may have a claim for dental negligence. You may have a
claim if your dentist has misdiagnosed you, or if your dentist
has given you inadequate treatment, you may also be able to
claim compensation for dental negligence, if your dentist has
caused you injury by careless work.
Misdiagnosis of your condition may
result in your having a claim against your dentist. If you are
able to prove that not having the condition diagnosed, or
diagnosed correctly has caused you an injury, or made the
condition worse. You might need to prove that you would have
recovered more quickly with the correct diagnosis.
To be able to claim against your dentist
for inadequate treatment, it must be proven that another
competent dentist would not have provided the same treatment. If
your dentist has provided inadequate treatment, and it has
caused your personal injury, then you may be able to claim
against your dentist for dental negligence.
If your dentist is responsible for
careless work, and this has caused you pain and suffering, you
may be able to make a claim for dental negligence. It is
important to speak with an experienced clinical negligence
solicitor. They will be able to guide you through the process of
making a claim.
Our panel of solicitors are experienced
in dealing with a broad range of dental negligence claims like:
To make a successful dental negligence
claim it is essential to be able to prove that the mistake made,
whether a failure to treat, a misdiagnosis or an error during
treatment, would not have been made by a reasonable and
competent member of the dental profession.
As with other areas of clinical
negligence, dental negligence is a complex area of law. It is
therefore important to consult a specialist clinical negligence
solicitor. Our experienced solicitors will be able to value your
claim. They will look at the pain and suffering you have
experienced, and evaluate any out of pocket expenses. The dental
negligence may have left you disfigured and you may be able to
claim against your dentist.
If you have suffered a personal injury
due to dental negligence, it is important to contact a
specialist dental or clinical negligence solicitor as soon as
possible. As with most other personal injury claims there is a
three year limitation period.
If you feel you have suffered due to
dental negligence and would like to talk to someone regarding
making a medical negligence claim, contact us today and we will
put you in touch with one of our specialist solicitors who will
be able to guide you through the process.
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