Our job is to prove the above and we achieve this by first carefully listening to your story and understanding what happened to you and the impact your injury or worsening condition has had on your life. We will then obtain witness statements from people who were present whilst your treatment was being done. In some cases, we may need to instruct an expert witness to provide an opinion as to whether the dental treatment you received fell below the accepted standard of care and your future prognosis.

In many cases, a dental negligence expert witness can provide an opinion from analysing images. However, in complex cases, they may need to examine you in person. We understand that after what you have been through, you may find this distressing. Rest assured, we will take things at your pace. We have built up excellent relationships with expert witnesses thanks to our track record of providing excellent client care and successfully securing compensation. You can trust that everyone we work with is compassionate and sensitive to the trauma dental negligence victims had often suffered and will do everything possible to make the examination a relaxed, gentle experience.

Your compensation award will depend on the extent of the dental negligence, the harm you suffered, and your prognosis and future needs.

Medical negligence compensation awards are split into two categories:

General Damages

This is to compensate you for the pain, suffering, and loss of life enjoyment caused by the dental negligence. It also compensates you for loss of future earnings if you are unable to continue working. As well as income, it can cover the loss of pension contributions, and any other workplace benefits you may have been entitled to.

Special Damages

This is awarded to compensate you for financial expenses and losses you have incurred, or will incur, directly due to medical negligence. Examples include parking charges at the hospital, private treatment costs, counselling fees, and travel expenses.

Solicitors and the Courts refer to the Judicial College Guidelines which set out the range of compensation to be paid under general damages.

If we can help you bring a compensation claim, we can represent you under a No Win, No Fee Agreement. This means that you will not pay legal fees if your claim is unsuccessful. We can further minimise your risk by organising After The Event Insurance, which will pay any expenses related to your case, such as expert witness fees and the other side’s costs if you lose your claim.

If you win your case, the other side is likely to be ordered to pay most of your legal costs and our legal fees. We will take a success fee in recognition of taking on the risk of your claim, and the percentage will be agreed in advance.

You can be completely confident that there are no hidden costs. As an SRA-regulated law firm, we have a legal duty to be fully transparent with you regarding how much you will pay.

Let us advise and represent you on your dental negligence claim. You can trust that we will always be on your side, protecting your best interests, and working tirelessly to get you the compensation you need.

Contact us on 0333 123 1331 or fill in our contact form and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.