Case study: Unstable implant
...Mr W demands he be refunded for the cost of his implant which he says is unstable and has required repeated tightening...
Case study: Domiciliary dental care
...Dr U has been asked to provide dental treatment in a care home, but her dental nurse would not be available to assist...
Case study: Bone loss
...Mr F is unhappy with the denture fit and the labial bony defect left by the extraction...
Domiciliary dental care
...Dr U will not be accompanied by a GDC registrant and that raises the question as to whether a care home assistant could be categorised as an “appropriately trained care professional"...
Near miss
Dental case study
Case study: Near miss
...Just before handing over the tablets the pharmacist notes from his records that Mrs J is allergic to penicillin...
Case Study: Broken file
...A review of the patient records reveals that Dr F had noted that there might be a file fragment lodged in the mesial canal and included a reminder to undertake a periapical radiograph at the next visit, but there is no record that this was done...
Case study: Debonded retainer
...Mr T returns to the practice claiming that during treatment the hygienist had damaged the bonding along one side of his retainer causing it to partially detach...
Broken file
Dental case study
Debonded retainer
Dental case study