Establishing Who to Sue in Dental Negligence Claims

Your very first question to address with your dental negligence solicitor is going to be who you are going to sue. We in the UK, have a dual system of dental care and patients normally have dental work carried out by their dentist in the private sector and the public sector. Many dentists practice in both. Therefore, before you submit your dental negligence claim, you need to establish whether you saw the dentist in the capacity of a patient under the NHS system, or as a private patient of the dentist.

In the event that you saw the dentist as a private patient, then you will be suing the dentist himself. On the other hand, if you were visiting the dentist as a patient under the NHS system, then you would not be suing the dentist for negligent compensation, but the NHS.