Case studies

Set of full dentures on surgical table
Request for a dental clearance

A DDU member called for advice when they felt a request to remove all a patient's teeth wasn't in their best interest.

Surprise complaint

A DDU member received an unexpected complaint from a patient after an apparently satisfactory resolution to an extended course of treatment.

Old person
Too confused to consent?

Assessing a patient's capacity and best interests led one member to seek the DDU's advice on finding a way forward.

Unerupted canine

A patient alleged that her dentist should have recognised an ectopically positioned canine when she was a teenager