2018, issue 12

Reducing litigation risk when removing wisdom teeth

Dr Keith Smith
ByDr Keith Smith
Published04 December 2018
Dr Keith Smith discusses some of the causes of negligence claims relating to wisdom tooth extraction.

It is the patient who feels that their concerns are being ignored, and that they are not being listened to, who will pursue litigation.

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Dr Keith Smith

Keith qualified from Newcastle in 1981. He completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery training in Sheffield and was awarded his PhD 1994. Keith was appointed Senior Lecturer and Hon. Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Sheffield in 1995. He lives in Bakewell in the Peak District with his wife Joy, and has three stepdaughters.

Reducing litigation risk when removing wisdom teeth