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22 May 2017
A patient complained when her dental practice failed to address her by her preferred name.
4 December 2013
A patient was referred by the local dental hospital for extraction of the LL8 to a dentist, a DDU member, with a special interest in oral surgery. She was suffering pain and discomfort from the wisdom tooth, which was impacted...
A woman in her late 50s with a large number of missing teeth sought advice from a dentist, a DDU member, about the possibility of dental implants and requested fixed upper and lower bridgework to improve her appearance, confidence and comfort. She was a heavy smoker with poor oral hygiene.
A member's experience of dealing with a serious breach of infection control involving a previously used bracket.
1 August 2012
Breaking the law can cause long term issues!
An elderly patient of many years’ standing at the practice attended as an emergency with an infection
Student caught breaking the rules by taking pictures!
Patient leaving it years to see dentist
22 December 2010
This case concerns a female patient with an extremely complex dental history. She had been born with a cleft lip and palate, and had undergone cleft lip repair within her first year, and cleft palate repair by bone graft to the upper alveolus at age 11.
A male patient in his 40s underwent the extraction of LL5, LL7 and LL8, but suffered a severe post-extraction infection, resulting in the need for emergency drainage under general anaesthesia at hospital.