Under the Medical Practitioners Act 2017 a dentist is a recognised medical practitioner in Ireland. Dental negligence claims * arise under clinical negligence * (failure to diagnose an illness or condition, failure to provide necessary dental care,) or dental malpractice * (where incorrect dental work was done, where substandard work resulted in personal injury or…
Irish Boxing champion Ceire Smith has settled her dental negligence claim. She swallowed a sharp dental instrument during root canal treatment and sued her dentist and the HSE and included as part of her claim that her career as a boxer had been damaged. Liability was admitted which meant the case was before the court for…