£30,000 awarded for undiagnosed periodontal disease

2, November 2016

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, …

By dentalnegligence

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, that she was informed that she had periodontal disease.

The prognosis was that the client would lose 6 teeth in 10 years time and would require periodontal surgery to 4 other teeth, within the same period.