£7,000 awarded for substandard dental implant treatment

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 levels in the mouth and to assess the health of the Claimant’s gums.

As a result of the failure to do this, the dental implant failed within a few months whereas a dental implant should last in excess of 30 years. When the implant fell out the Claimant was left without a front tooth and will have to undergo a further dental procedure to fit another implant.