The dental health care in the UK is generally very good and dentists have an obligation to provide a satisfactory level of care, however sometimes dental problems can occur and visiting the dentist can cause more harm then relief. One of the reason for this may be that a patient feels that the level of care fell below of what is expected, leaving many patients feeling unhappy, having suffered dental mistakes and errors at the hands of their dentist.

Some patients with dental problems or dental complaints do not want to receive further treatment or even contact the same dentist, as the patient may feel a lack of trust and faith in the dentist’s ability. This can leave the patient who has the dental problem or dental complaint to either:

• Get a secondary opinion from another dentist,
• Go through the General Dental Councils complaints procedure,
• Patients may wish to make a dental claim using a no win no fee dental claims solicitor.

If the patient decides to get a second opinion and treatment by another dentist it can be costly (if it is a private dental practice).

General Dental Councils Complaints Procedure

To go through the General Councils Complaints Procedure the patient must have made an attempt to complain to the dentist, provide evidence of dental negligence which may require a second opinion which adds to costs or have dental records which again may cost for copies. The outcome of this may be:

• That thee patient may be provided refund of service charges or contributions towards correctional service
• Or a panel is arranged to which the dentist concerned and patient are encouraged to discuss the issue and then a fair decision may be made by the panel

It is worth noting that there are NO rewards given towards damages or costs, should a patient go through the General Dental Councils complaints procedure.

Making a No Win No Fee Dental Claim

By contacting 5r1 Claims, you will speak to a dental claims advisor who will take down details of your claim. The details of your claim will be forwarded to a specialist no win no fee dental negligence solicitor for a free dental claim assessment. If your claim should be considered on a no win no fee by our dental negligence solicitor, you can then decide to instruct the dental claims solicitor (your are under no obligation to instruct the specialist dental claim solicitor).

Should you decide to instruct the solicitor, then one of the first things the solicitor will do is to release all dental records. These dental records will be forwarded to an independent dental expert (also known as an expert medical witness). The independent dental expert will review your claim details to establish if dental negligence, dental error or a poor standard of care has been received and a report will be carried out at no cost to you.

Our specialist dental claims solicitors specialise in recovering the damages for the client directly from the third party insurer or dental practice (normally the dentist would be insured for dental mistakes and errors).

• 100% compensation
• Out of pocket expenses
• Loss of earning
• Financial damages
• Private medical treatment cost / Remedial treatment costs

Unlike some firms we do not make any deductions from your compesation award, as the dental claims solicitor will recover the legal costs directly from the third party. As our solicitors work on a ‘no win no fee‘ basis, should your claim fail, then you will no be asked to pay the solcitors legal costs.

For free impartial advice on making a dental negligence claim

If you want to look into your legal rights of making a compensation claim after suffering as a result of dental negligence, then 5r1 Claims and its panel of dental claims solicitors can assess your dental claim for free and under no obligation. 5r1 claims will not ask you to pay if your claim should fail and no money will be deducted from your compensation should you win. Contact 5r1 Claims today to discuss your dental claim and receive a free claim assessment.

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