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10 December 2010
A member’s inadvertent slip with a dental elevator during a routine extraction resulted in the patient making a claim.
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.
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.
5 June 2002
A patient's tooth fractured during extraction and the remainder of the root was surgically removed 5 months later. The patient claimed damages in excess of £60,000, most of which related to loss of earnings.
7 April 2002
Alleged damage to upper central incisor during tobacco stain removal with an air-jet polisher by a dental hygienist.
Can a dentist treat a child in the absence of either medical history or parental authority?
A patient in her 60s attended her dentist, a DDU member, complaining of pain in the upper right quadrant of her mouth.
A 35-year-old female patient attended her dental practice for a routine restoration on the LL7.
A 50-year old male patient attended his dentist for extraction of his UL6 retained root, and replacement with an implant retained crown.