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Needless extraction
...The letter states that Dr K incorrectly attributed the patient’s ongoing jaw pain to an impacted LL8 and failed to investigate other potential causes...
Noisy child
...The practice receives a short angry note from Ms L complaining that Dr T had “manhandled” her son...
Say nothing?
...The mother requests that should the child’s father phone the practice asking questions in regard to the young girl’s dental treatment no information should be provided...
Substandard RCT alleged
...Dr N is alleged to have failed to clean/fill the patient’s root canals at UR8 to an appropriate standard and had to ask for help during the treatment...
Assault allegation
...In an attempt to restrain the boy Dr D grabs him by the shoulders. A week later he is visited by police at his flat and cautioned and charged with common assault...
Broken root
...It is also alleged that Dr U failed to obtain informed consent from the patient in neglecting to warn him of the risks involved with the procedure...
Registered with conditions
Dental case study
Private vs NHS treatment
...What is most important in a mixed practice is to make it clear to each individual patient whether they are being seen on the NHS or privately....
Enamel loss
...It is alleged the dentist failed to provide preventative treatment for the patient’s enamel hypoplasia, including the application of fluoride varnish...
Amalgam concerns
...Mr T insists that he has always looked after his teeth, brushing twice a day, and he believes the pain is clearly associated with mercury “leeching into his gums”...