Mrs Bridges, 36, successfully claimed compensation against her NHS dentist after the doctor wrongly extracted the wrong tooth leaving her in pain.
She experienced very extreme pain because of the dentist’s mistake.
Mrs Bridges was in severe pain for five days, after the wrong tooth was removed and before the correct tooth was subsequently extracted.
The dentist had negligently removed one of her upper front teeth. In addition to the physical pain, Mrs Bridges suffered a lot of embarrassment. She lost her confidence overnight.
The dentist had failed to properly interpret the results of X-rays which she had performed to diagnose the defective tooth.
Once the dentist’s practice discovered their mistake, they wanted to settle Mrs Bridges’s claim for one thousand pounds.
Mrs Bridges was still having difficulty coming to terms with the loss of her front tooth when the dental practice wrote to her making their offer.
Fortunately, her husband, Michael knew someone who had successfully made a dental negligence claim against a dentist. The lady in that case received a reasonable sum of money for her pain and suffering and other losses.
Because Michael knew a specialist dental negligence claims lawyer to contact, his wife got competent advice quickly.
The lawyer promptly met both Mrs Bridges and her husband and found out more about the history of her condition and a detailed statement about the events leading up to the dentist’s mistake was taken.
As a result of the dentist’s mistake, Mrs Bridges was in a lot of pain and was unable to resume work for about two weeks.
Mrs Bridges’ lawyer helped her to get full compensation for the serious pain and suffering she had endured.
Full compensation was possible for Mrs Bridges because her husband knew not to accept the derisory amount the practice had offered her at first.
Anyone can learn from Mrs Bridges and her dental negligence experience. She got compensated in full because her husband knew someone who had a dental negligence claim.
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