Dental Negligence Claims in Nottingham

Nottinghamshire claims are issued at the Nottingham County Court on Canal Street. Oral and maxillofacial services for the county are provided by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust across the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital sites, and complex reconstruction following dental injury is generally carried out there.

• Nottingham County Court and Family Court

Nottingham's large student population means a high turnover of patients registering, receiving partial treatment and moving away mid-course. Where a treatment plan is abandoned incomplete, the question is usually whether the practice took reasonable steps to follow up and to warn the patient of the risk of stopping.

• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham's large student population creates a recurring problem: courses of treatment begun and never finished, because the patient moved away or the practice lost contact. Where a patient is left with prepared teeth, a temporary restoration or a partially placed implant, the question is whether the practice took reasonable steps to follow up and to warn what would happen if treatment stopped. A temporary crown left in place for two years will fail, and the resulting damage is usually foreseeable.

The law itself does not vary by city. Time limits, the standard of care and your right to your records are the same across England and Wales.

Nottingham's student population means a high volume of partially completed treatment — courses begun at one practice and abandoned when the patient moved. If you were left with prepared teeth, a temporary crown or an unfinished implant course, the practice remains responsible for the consequences of stopping, including any damage caused by a temporary restoration left far longer than it was designed for.