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In the lead up to ‘No Smoking Day’ on 11 March 2020, Jasjit looks at the effect that smoking can have on your oral health.
Divya is a Solicitor in the Dental Negligence Team. She specialises in dental negligence claims, including, but not limited to, a delay in diagnosing periodontal disease, negligent root canal treatment and substandard orthodontic treatment.
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This year, 2018, marks 70 years since the NHS was established. The establishment of a health service that was free at the point of use for every person in the country was a radical idea and it is fair to say that 70 years on, the NHS is one of the government bodies that people all across the country rely on daily.
Stephanie started working as a Legal Assistant within our Dental Negligence Team in November 2017 before commencing her role as a Paralegal within the team in July 2019. Stephanie was then promoted to Senior Paralegal in 2022. She acts for …
Statistics show that most adults in the UK have some degree of gum disease, but could you be paying for it even though your dentist has missed it? You might in fact have a negligence claim…
Recent years have seen a surge in the number of cosmetic dentistry procedures carried out. Although they can be worth every penny, they can also prove a disastrous mistake.
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client who received £20,000 for the failure by her dentist to diagnose and treat periodontal disease, between 2007 – 2012. The client had been a regular attender to her dentist and only discovered she had periodontal …
Sophie Angwin, recently acted for a 50-year old woman, who received £30,000 after her periodontal health was mismanaged between 1978 and 2013. The Claimant in this case had been a patient with the Defendant since she was 13 years old …
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client who received £30,000 for the failure by her dentist to diagnose and treat periodontal disease, between 2007 – 2012. The client had been a regular attender to her dentist and it was only when her dentist left, …
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client who received £9,500 for the failure of his dentist to diagnose and treat decay to his UR6 and LR6. The client had been a regular attender with his dentist, and it was only after …
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client who received £2,500 for the failure by two dentists to provide a satisfactory filling to her UR5. The client suffered pain and suffering, sensitivity and inconvenience whilst the dentists failed to provide an adequate …
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client, who received £4,800 for the substandard root canal treatment she received to her UL6 and UL7. The client suffered pain for a prolonged period and had to undergo re-root canal treatment to her UL6. …
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client, who received £13,500, as a result of her dentist providing substandard root canal treatment to her LL6 and UR4 and a substandard crown to her UR6. The dentist also failed to monitor her periodontal …
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client who received £5,000 for a substandard implant retained crown fitted to her UL6. The client suffered pain and suffering and inconvenience, whilst the crown continued to debond. The client was required to undergo a …
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client who received £2,900, for the substandard implant retained crown fitted to her LL6. The client had difficulties keeping the crown clean and experienced some pain and suffering. The implant subsequently failed, although this could …
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client who received £1,750, for a substandard root canal treatment to his upper left canine. The Client experienced some pain and suffering and then had to undergo re-root canal treatment to his UL3.
Samantha Swaby acted for a client who received £7,000 for the failure by her dentist to diagnose a dental infection. The client’s dentist should have extracted her LR5 in a timely manner and due to the failure, the client collapsed …
Samantha Swaby, acted for a client who was awarded £12,000 as a result of undiagnosed periodontal disease. The client had been a regular attender to her dentist for the last four years and in this time, her dentist failed to …
Mr B first instructed us complaining that his dentist had extracted a tooth and created problems with his sinus. After thorough investigation Steve Wake obtained expert evidence that suggested Mr B’s dentist had extracted his upper right first molar (UR6) unnecessarily. The sinus …
Samantha Swaby acted for a client who received £3,000, following the unnecessary extraction of her lower left second molar. The Client attended her dentist complaining of toothache and sensitivity and the dentist extracted her tooth that day. A couple of …
Sophie Angwin, recently recovered £7,000 for a Claimant who received substandard implant treatment at the UL1. The Defendant failed to properly assess whether the Clamant was a suitable candidate for a dental implant by taking a radiograph to assess bone …
Sophie Angwin, recently acted for a Claimant that had received negligent dental fillings. The Claimant had asked the Defendant dentist to replace her amalgam (black) fillings with composite (white) fillings. It was not until the Defendant dentist had retired and …
Sophie Angwin, recently recovered £5,000 for a Claimant who received substandard implant treatment at the UL4 tooth. During the implant procedure, the Defendant dentist had not put the correct setting on the drill used to fit the implant, which meant …