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Katie Parr acted for a woman who received £20,000 for the repeated infections she suffered following a bone graft. The client did not have enough bone to have implants and therefore underwent a bone graft. The client was not a …

Katie Parr acted for acted for a 50 year old woman who received £22,500 for nerve injury following implant placement. The Defendant failed to carry out the appropriate pre-operative scans and the implant went through her nerve during its placement. …

Katie Parr acted for a client who received £5,250 for the extraction of the wrong tooth.  

Katie Parr acted for a woman who received £27,500 for a substandard root canal treatment to her UL4. The dentist failed to take any pre-operative x-rays and perforated the root of the tooth during the procedure. The perforation allowed sodium …

Katie Parr acted for a 21 year old woman who received £17,500 for substandard root canal treatments to her UL1 and UL2. The client required both teeth to be extracted and replaced with implants.  

A blog looking at children’s consumption of sports drinks and the impact upon their dental health.

Katie Parr acted for a 60 year old woman, who received £32,500 after her periodontal disease was mismanaged from 1994 until 2011 by two dentists. The client had well established periodontal disease in 1994 but both Defendant dentists failed to …

Katie Parr acted for a 50 year old woman, who received £43,000 after receiving substandard dental treatment between 2006 and 2010. The Defendant diagnosed the client’s periodontal condition but then failed to provide the appropriate treatment for her condition. The …

Katie Parr acted for a 27 year old client who received £6,000 for the pain and suffering her dentist caused whilst carrying out orthodontic treatment. The dentist did not have an accredited orthodontic qualification, and should not have treated the …

Katie Parr acted for a 14 year old client who received £2,500 for the unnecessary removal of a healthy tooth by her Orthodontist. The client was required to wear her braces for an additional 6 months, as a result of …

Katie Parr acted for a 55 year old woman, who received £36,500 after receiving negligent dental treatment from six dentists between 1999 and 2012. All dentists failed to provide adequate periodontal treatment which led to the loss of 6 teeth …

Katie Parr acted for a 62 year old man, who received £50,000 for the failure to monitor and treat periodontal disease. The Defendant failed to undertake any x-rays or periodontal examinations from 1994 to 2011. As a result, the client’s …

Katie Parr acted for a 49 year old man, who received £70,000 for the failure to diagnose and treat aggressive periodontal disease from 1985 until 2012. The client was a regular attender and during his treatment with the Defendant lost …

Steve Wake recently acted for a client who received £3,500 following substandard bridge treatment. The client had been a patient at the same dentist for many years. He needed a denture fitted to his upper front teeth and this work …

Can treatment comparison websites succeed where regulation has failed?

Samantha Swaby acted for a client who recieved £7,250 following the fitting of substandard veneers. C suffered bleeidng gums and when he attended another denitst he was informed that the upper veneers were very subgingival and had rough profiles. A …

Katie Parr acted for a 29 year old woman, who received £4,000 following an inappropriate extraction. The woman attended her practice, complaining of swelling and severe pain in her lower left quadrant and was on Warfarin and taking antibiotics at …

Katie Parr acted for H, who received £10,000 following substandard cosmetic dental treatment H received. The Defendant inappropriately restored the Claimant’s teeth, which caused them to fracture. H suffered unnecessary pain and suffering and the loss of her UR2 and UL3. …

Katie Parr acted for a man who attended the dentist seeking long term treatment to improve his dental cosmetic appearance. The Claimant was offered an implant which was subsequently fitted. Unfortunately the implant was not fitted adequately and the Claimant was …

This blog looks into the history of dentures and what problems wearers regularly face.

Samantha Swaby acted for a 63 year old woman, who received £12,000 following the placement of substandard crowns. Our client had been a regular attender to the dentist and had crowns on her LL7 and LR7. The Defendant dentist retired and …

A blog looking at tissue engineering and the impact on dental disease.

A blog looking at time limits in which to bring a dental claim.

The oral health of those with learning disabilities can sadly often be put at risk because of poor communication and a lack of understanding of their needs.

Gum disease is very common, what is it and what can be done?