Case histories
Case histories are a valuable way to learn about dento-legal problems in everyday practice. Read a selection of ours here.
Latest additions to the case studies
- A witness to fact - 21 December 2010
A dentist received a request from the police to provide them with a report on a teenage girl’s dental condition. The member had seen the girl as an emergency appointment at the practice a few weeks earlier, after she had reportedly been involved in a fight after school.
- Bad publicity - 10 December 2010
A clinical director found his practice was the subject of a General Dental Council (GDC) investigation when, unknown to him, the practice advertised itself in the local Yellow Pages as a ‘centre of excellence’.
- Claim for alleged inappropriate treatment defended - 28 February 2007
At the first attendance of a new patient, a dentist noted substantial dental decay and a chronic periodontal condition. In particular UL6 was heavily restored with gross recurrent caries around the margins of the restoration.
