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Dental Negligence - Stupid Decisions Under The White Light
Whether it’s down to the decaying services being provided by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) or because more of us are aware of the benefits of dental surgery, what is indisputable is that there are more compensation cases for dental negligence than at any other time in our history.
So, if you have been on the wrong end of a particularly nasty piece of dental surgery recently, how would you go about making a dental negligence claim
Dental Negligence Solicitor
Even though some experts will tell you that the standard for establishing a claim of negligence involving dental surgery is easier than in other areas of medical negligence. There are less things that can go wrong in dental surgery than in hospital surgery, this is still a very technical area of individualized injury law.
As such, top of your list of priorities following the dental procedure in question should be a visit to see a dental negligence solicitor. The solicitor should then tell you whether or not you have a personal injury claim to make against the dentist who did the botch!
In the event that you cannot afford a compensation solicitor, don’t worry too much about this as most dental negligence solicitors these days are more than willing to agree to work for you on a no win no fee basis.
Basically, under a no win no fee structure, you will not be liable for the cost of retaining your solicitor because, should you lose, he has agreed not to be paid, and should you win, he’ll be paid by your opponent.
Establishing Who To Sue
At your preliminary meeting with your dental negligence solicitor you’ll need to determine who you are going to sue. As, in the UK, we have a dual system of dental care, between the private sector and the public sector, with many dentists - Click here to read more ...