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1 August 2010
A dentist faced a GDC complaint about treatment that was started by a colleague
A regular attender of 25 years’ standing brought a claim alleging undiagnosed
A complaint asking a dentist to pay for two patients’ treatment at another surgery
31 May 2008
A DDU member faced a claim from a patient who had needed emergency treatment while overseas.
DDU members are reporting an increasing number of complaints and claims arising from the provision of tooth bleaching. The following case history concerns that of a young man whose expectations proved too great.
28 February 2007
The DDU defends a claim for alleged inappropriate treatment.
19 December 2006
A dentist provided an emergency consultation on a Thursday evening for a patient complaining of severe pain in the upper right quadrant of her mouth. The patient was not an NHS registered patient at the practice and the dentist clearly explained that it would therefore be necessary for her to pay a private fee of £50.
4 April 2003
The rotating bur of the air turbine caused a laceration to the patient's mouth which led to hospital treatment being needed some months later
27 February 2003
A 12-year old fainted following administration of anaesthetic for a series of extractions. The mother alleged that the dentist had injected her child five times giving excess anaesthetic.
9 November 2002
A patient visited her dentist with a large painful ulcer on the side of her tongue. The dentist thought the ulcer was of traumatic origin and provided routine care but the patient died within a year.