Hospitalised Dental Law Partnership Client Wins £9K

Oct. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- The woman, a 72 year old from the West Midlands, contacted the Dental Law Partnership in order to pursue a dental negligence compensation claim, after her dentist failed to investigate a severe infection.

The alleged dental negligence resulted in hospitalisation for the client. She originally attended her dentist regarding the complaint in March 2009. She was suffering from swelling around a tooth and the bottom right side of her mouth. She had already attended hospital with the complaint and received antibiotics. Official notes show that the dentist did observe restriction of the mouth opening and also noted that the tooth was tender. In spite of this however, he chose not to investigate the swelling further. Instead he simply prescribed more antibiotics.

Just three days later, the woman had grown increasingly worried about the swelling and this lead her to return to the hospital. Here, the doctor noted extensive swelling and a large dental abscess on the offending tooth. Her condition left her unable to eat solid food, had a high fever, sweating and a numb lip.

The client underwent an operation to drain the infection and remove the tooth. In total, the woman spent four nights in hospital.

After the operation, the woman required physiotherapy due to an inability to open her mouth far enough. This meant that she was still unable to eat properly, particularly certain foods.

After contacting the Dental Law Partnership, she was able to successfully claim compensation in an out of court settlement, even though her original dentist did not admit any liability. The money she received will compensate subsequent treatment as well as pain and suffering.

The Dental Law Partnership provides specialist dental law support to the victims of dental negligence. As the leading specialist dental compensation solicitors in the UK, the Dental Law Partnership can ensure dental patients obtain justice for their dental complaints.

The Dental Law Partnership team is made up of experienced solicitors and in-house dentists, providing unique expertise and insight. Patients who believe they have a right to compensation for poor dental work, can find out quickly if they have grounds for a claim.

For more information, call the Dental Law Partnership on freephone 0800 0853 823, or pay a visit to http://www.dentallaw.co.uk.