Dentists can make mistakes and that’s why they have to have adequate “insurance” in place so that a patient can claim back.

You may be entitled to compensation.  

Dental negligence claims can be made for any treatment or oversight during your regular checkups that have caused you to suffer problems. The problems could have caused you further pain, infections, stress and left you out of pocket financially.

In dentistry, there are various ways in which dental problems can occur.

These are some examples of dental negligence:

• Problems after tooth extraction
• Cosmetic dentistry problems. (Crowns, Veneers, Composite bonding.)
• Pain from fillings and root canal treatment
• Crowns and bridges not fitting or coming off
• Periodontal or gum disease misdiagnosis
• You were “pressurised” into having the dental treatment carried out especially cosmetic work.
• Delays in diagnosis or the wrong diagnosis  – frequently occurs with gum disease and decay.
• Losing teeth unnecessarily
• Dental implants failing

Dental malpractice covers injury that has been directly caused, made worse or by not being treated soon enough by your dentist. You may be able to get compensation if this has happened to you as a dental patient. 

We will look into dental treatment both as an NHS or a private patient. If you have a reason to make a complaint against your dentist, we will be able to advise into making a Compensation claim against them for dental negligence.

 Get in touch with us now for a free 15 minute initial consultation and we can work out if you have a good case and how much compensation you may be entitled to. Any compensation you receive can then be used by you if you needed corrective dental treatment.

It is always a good idea to start a claim as soon as possible when it occurred or when you know about it. There is an important reason why your dental complaint has a time limit on it. You may have heard about the 3 year limitation rule.

Under normal circumstances you should make a dental negligence claim within three years from when you became aware you may have received negligent dental treatment. After three years have passed it becomes more difficult but there can be special circumstances such as in gum disease cases.

If you are not sure, our dental solicitor can find out on your behalf if you can take the complaint forward.

 Get in touch with us now for a free 15 minute initial consultation and we can work out if you have a good case and how much compensation you may be entitled to. Any compensation you receive can then be used by you if you needed corrective dental treatment.

It is always a good idea to start a claim as soon as possible when it occurred or when you know about it. There is an important reason why your dental complaint has a time limit on it. You may have heard about the 3 year limitation rule.

With fairly straight forward cases where responsibility for the dental mistake is quickly accepted, we will settle within several weeks. More moderate cases take a few months and very complex bigger claims take longer.

It doesn’t matter if your dental treatment was as a private patient or as a NHS patient. You can even claim if you were an “exempt” NHS patient and did not have to pay for your dental work originally.

If you are not sure, our dental solicitor can find out on your behalf if you can take the complaint forward.

 Get in touch with us now for a free 15 minute initial consultation and we can work out if you have a good case and how much compensation you may be entitled to. Any compensation you receive can then be used by you if you needed corrective dental treatment.

It is always a good idea to start a claim as soon as possible when it occurred or when you know about it. There is an important reason why your dental complaint has a time limit on it. You may have heard about the 3 year limitation rule.

Our dental negligence cases are on a no win no fee agreement.

No Win No Fee Dental Negligence Claims means that it won’t cost you anything to put your claim forward so there is no risk to you.

 When your case is successful, the dentist’s “insurance” will pay our costs occurred and with the remainder coming out of your compensation award*

.*We clarify this in writing when we sign you up but the success fee is never more than 25% of what you are awarded in damages. You will therefore keep the 75% of damages awarded to you.

 Once your claim is started, we’ll keep you fully updated throughout.

It doesn’t matter if your dental treatment was as a private patient or as a NHS patient. You can even claim if you were an “exempt” NHS patient and did not have to pay for your dental work originally.

If you are not sure, our dental solicitor can find out on your behalf if you can take the complaint forward.

 Get in touch with us now for a free 15 minute initial consultation and we can work out if you have a good case and how much compensation you may be entitled to. Any compensation you receive can then be used by you if you needed corrective dental treatment.

It is always a good idea to start a claim as soon as possible when it occurred or when you know about it. There is an important reason why your dental complaint has a time limit on it. You may have heard about the 3 year limitation rule.

Dental treatments include:

• Tooth-coloured dental fillings.
• Inlays and Onlays
• Amalgam ( silver) fillings
• Root canal treatment
• Implants
• Bridges
• Crowns
• Veneers

if you have had problems with these treatments, our dental complaints solicitor can help you make a dentistry claim. Initially, we find out if you were given incorrect dental advice and treatment. From this, we then seek to get you compensation.

Before you had this treatment carried out, your dentist treating you should have given you a treatment plan. In addition, there should be a consent process which includes:

• Why that dental treatment is required
• Details of the treatment to be done
• The full range of options
• Is  that  treatment the best option for you
• Also, to inform you about the treatment’s risks as well as its benefits
• To ensure you properly  understand the treatment
• Complex treatments should be in writing
• The full costs payable

However, we don’t live in an ideal world and mistakes or problems do occur. You may become aware of a problem or dental mistake during the session or it only becomes apparent afterwards. Frequently, you don’t even know there is an issue with your teeth until you see a new dentist and things get pointed out to you.

When this happens, it is often upsetting for our clients and then they need to go through more treatment at additional expense.

Our dental negligence solicitors will guide you through the claims process step by step. We’ll explain what your options are in plain English so you know exactly where you stand.