Dental Negligence Claims

free legal advice on UK medical negligence claims

There are 3 easy ways that you can speak with an expert personal injury solicitor about your claim for free.

You can call our freephone number

0800 694 0190

you will speak directly with an experienced personal injury expert (not a claims handler filling out a claim form),

or ask us to call you,

or complete the simple online form and we will then contact you, when we have reviewed the information.

Dental Negligence claims are simply a sub-division of clinical or medical negligence claims.

Just like everyone else dentists have what is called a "duty of care" towards their patients - that is a duty to ensure that they receive proper treatment, in the proper manner. If they fail in this duty, and the person they are treating suffers in any way as a result, then the victim has a potential claim.

It all comes down to trying to establish whether the actions taken, or, perhaps even not taken, were reasonable in all the circumstances. Some cases will be more straightforward than others - removing healthy teeth, or administering unnecessary treatment for example may be relatively straightforward.

However dentistry is a complex area, where opinions often differ, and therefore there may be scope for argument on both sides in many cases. For this reason it is essential that parties who decide that they do wish to pursue a claim for dental negligence use a solicitor who is experienced in this type of case. They will be used to the terminology, procedures and complexities of the issues involved, and they will have the relevant medical and legal knowledge, and contacts, to ensure the case is thoroughly investigated and pursued. If you contact us (you can fill in our online Claim Assessment form, or simply email us) with a dental negligence problem then we will ensure that you are put in contact with a solicitor who specialises in this type of claim.

Most dental negligence claims need time for proper investigation and opinions from other medical and legal experts, but if you believe you have a possible claim then you should contact a solicitor without delay. If a death has resulted then the solicitor will probably need to attend the inquest.

Whilst we accept that the dental profession have a difficult and evermore demanding job, it is perfectly legitimate to make a claim where things have gone wrong through carelessness, neglect or incompetence.

For more on how to get hold of your dental records click here.

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