Dental surgery pays £5,000 damages to patient called Miss TOOTH to end four-year legal row

A dental surgery has paid out £5,000 in compensation after a complaint of botched treatment by a woman called Miss Tooth. Johanna Tooth, 37, had been awarded the sum in an out of court settlement following a four-year ordeal. Lawyers claim she experienced painful infections, unnecessary loss of a tooth and difficulty eating after dentists … Read more

Katie Price, 42, and beau Carl Woods, 31, leave dental surgery in Turkey after ‘his and her’ teeth

Katie Price and her new beau Carl Woods were spotted leaving a dental surgery in Turkey on Tuesday after getting ‘his and her’ teeth.  The mother-of-five, 42, and Love Islander, 31, couldn’t resist packing on the PDA as they cosied up after the procedure. Katie, who revealed on Instagram that she was getting new teeth in a different … Read more

Dental company promoted by Vogue Williams which promises perfect teeth goes bust

A dental company supported by Vogue Williams which promises perfect teeth has gone bust, owing angry online customers thousands of pounds.  Your Smile Direct, who used the model to tout their success, had been troubled by debt since 2018. The Made in Chelsea reality star and husband Spencer Matthews were guests at a glitzy celebratory … Read more

Dental plan customers face lottery on payment breaks and refunds

Two million dental plan customers face lottery on securing payment breaks and refunds By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 7 July 2020 More than two million dental patients face a lottery on securing payment breaks. Denplan allows customers to choose a dentist and spread … Read more

PAUL THOMAS on… dental surgery backlogs

PAUL THOMAS on… dental surgery backlogs By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:14 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 02:14 BST, 26 June 2020 Advertisement ‘My receptionist tells me you were complaining that I’m charging a Covid supplement?’ To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk … Read more

Desperate Britons have resorted to pulling their own teeth out due to closed dental practices

Dentists have today warned that patients are being left untreated as urgent treatment centres face a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). Patients with urgent matters such as infections are being forced to take matters into their own hands, as dentists are unable to see them as they do not have the adequate supplies. The … Read more

Dental nurse Linnette Cruz, 51, dies of coronavirus

Tributes have been paid to a dental nurse who died after testing positive for Covid-19, with colleagues describing how she brought ‘love, light and joy’ to everyone she met. Linnette Cruz, 51, died on April 14 after being treated for coronavirus in the intensive care unit at Morriston Hospital in Swansea. Mrs Cruz was senior … Read more

Dental nurse found guilty of misconduct relating to treatment of staff at QA Hospital in Portsmouth

Dental nurse is suspended after leaving staff in tears and scared to go to work including one she told ‘social services will pick their child up from school’ Joanne Gauntlett verbally abused staff at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth The senior dental nurse made ‘derogatory’ comments and reduced staff to tears She reneged on an agreement … Read more

Patients of Finest Dental left suffering the consequences of the firm shutting down without warning 

Patients of Finest Dental are still left paying for their non-existing treatments after the chain of private dentists mysteriously closed without explanation.   Hundreds of customers have been left in the dark about what to do next after Finest Dental closed all of its branches without warning, with many having paid thousands for treatments in advance. A … Read more

Finest Dental: Has company closed and will I get my money back?

A group of dental customers have been left frustrated and confused after a chain of private dentists closed without warning – with many having paid thousands of pounds in advance. Finest Dental, which had seven branches across the country, has ceased trading yet hasn’t formally gone into liquidation yet, leaving thousands of customers not knowing … Read more