2023, issue 26

Issues with retention of dentures

The DDU was able to support a member who faced a claim from a patient about treatment provided over the course of a year relating to their dentures.

...although the dentures were indeed unretentive, they weren't defective, and their lack of retention wasn't due to any lack of care by the DDU member.

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