Successful Litigation

This depends almost entirely on the dental report. It will be based on what the dental records, which must include x-rays, show and whether a responsible body of other dentists would have adopted the same procedures under similar circumstances. Other dentists means the defendant's peers. A High Street general dental practitioner would not be judged by a hospital dentist on the specialist register.

Just because dental treatment fails, it does not follow that it was done negligently. Anecdotal evidence from dental expert witnesses is that over 60% of alleged claims are without any merit. The reason for this high number is invariably poor dentist/patient communication.