Common sense will tell you that proving negligence in dental treatment is going to be difficult. The nature of the job is that the patient’s teeth are almost always broken or compromised in some way before they even attend the dentist.

In trying to fix the problem, the dentist may make the situation worse, but that may not be negligence.

For this reason, most of the cases that succeed in court relate to cosmetic dental treatment and many of the concerns relation to the cosmetic surgery negligence are relevant. Please click here to read our section on cosmetic surgery.

Indeed, it may well be that you can prove negligence but always remember that you also have to prove that you were left in a worse situation because of the negligence of the dentist.

This is one of the most difficult areas of Medical Negligence law. It is extremely important that you choose a legal team that has wide experience. James McSweeney is Ireland’s leading Medical Negligence Solicitor and has dealt with many high profile cases.

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