I'm not sure how I feel about this but so many people have told me that I should claim compensation that I've been wondering about it.
I had a general anaesthetic to have all four of my wisdom teeth removed. The dental surgeon removed the bottom two teeth (which were the problem teeth as they were impacted) when they tried to remove the first top tooth my jaw fractured because the tooth was fused to the bone. I've now got a large wound on my palate and have to wear a mouth splint until the fracture has healed. I won't be able to eat properly for at least three weeks. Obviously this has all been pretty painful.
Dh and I have both had to take more time off work than we had planned and as we're both self employed this has meant loss of earnings.
Is this the kind of thing you can claim compensation for? Would this have any impact on the dentist's career (the dentist is very nice, I don't really want to cause trouble!)? Would I be a money grabbing cow to claim? (I kind of feel like I would!). Any advice would be gratefully received!
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ReallyGoodDrawer · 15/03/2014 18:27
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