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Case ref:201805548
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Date:May 2019
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Body:A Dentist in the Lothian NHS Board area
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:clinical treatment / diagnosis
Summary
Miss C complained about the treatment she received from her dentist. She said that she had presented with a small chip on a tooth and that the dentist had put on a small filling which repeatedly fell off. Miss C said that at the time of the filling the dentist ground the tooth down with an implement. Miss C said that when the filling fell out she was left with an unsightly tooth and she continually had to pay for the filling to be replaced.
We took independent advice from a dentist. We found that there was no evidence that the treatment provided was inappropriate or that it was the cause of the filling repeatedly falling out. The records indicated that the dentist had listened to Miss C's concerns about the tooth and explained the potential treatment options. We considered that the problems Miss C reported to the dentist were likely to have been caused by natural wear and tear and that it was appropriate to have offered her the different treatment options. We did not uphold the complaint.