Dental Negligence
When dental treatment causes avoidable pain, injury, infection, or long-term complications, you are entitled to understand what went wrong and whether the outcome could have been prevented. Through legal services at Peter Evans & Associates, Dr Rosemary Listing helps patients navigate dental negligence with clarity, care, and structured support.
What is Dental Negligence?
Dental negligence occurs when a dentist, oral surgeon, or dental professional fails to provide treatment with the level of skill and care required by law, and that failure causes harm.
Dental injuries are not just physical. They can affect your appearance, confidence, ability to eat, speak, or function comfortably, and often create significant emotional and financial stress.
This area of law is about understanding whether your injury was preventable with proper care, assessment, planning, or technique.
Dental negligence may include:
- Nerve damage (inferior alveolar, lingual, or facial nerves)
- Extraction complications or fractured roots
- Poorly placed dental implants
- Incorrect or unnecessary procedures
- Failure to diagnose infection, decay, or gum disease
- Mismanaged orthodontic or cosmetic treatment
- Inadequate consent or unclear explanation of risks
- Infections, complications, or avoidable deterioration
- Long-term pain, numbness, or functional impairment
Why dental cases need a different approach
Looking differently at dental negligence, and why this matters for your case
Dental negligence is rarely caused by a single moment. It often results from a series of misjudgements across assessment, planning, technique, and follow-up care. Examining the entire sequence produces a stronger, clearer understanding of what went wrong and what your legal options are.
Dental negligence is rarely one mistake
Most cases involve missed signs, poor planning, or technique issues across multiple stages of care.
The law focuses on whether the care was reasonable
It is about accountability, not blame
Your symptoms are important evidence
How this works in practice
A method built for clarity, strength and direction
Dental negligence matters combine medicine, technical skill, imaging, clinical reasoning, documentation, and communication. Rather than reacting to events, every case is approached through a deliberate, structured sequence that converts dental complexity into a clear legal pathway.
Diagnose the case early
Build the Engine
Strategise the Resolution
Deliver with Precision
What our clients are saying about Peter Evans & Associates
We are so grateful for the outcome. Thank you again for all of your help and for the steady support throughout the process.
Satisfied client
Thank you to Rosemary and the whole team for your amazing support during such a difficult time. It meant more than you know.
Satisfied client
I do not know how I would have made it through everything without Rosemary and Peter. Your guidance, patience, and professionalism helped me feel safe and supported at every stage.
Satisfied client
We are so grateful for the outcome. Thank you again for all of your help and for the steady support throughout the process.
Satisfied client
Thank you to Rosemary and the whole team for your amazing support during such a difficult time. It meant more than you know.
Satisfied client
I do not know how I would have made it through everything without Rosemary and Peter. Your guidance, patience, and professionalism helped me feel safe and supported at every stage.
Satisfied client
Contact Dr Rosemary Listing At Peter Evans & Associates
Whether it is a medical injury, a contract dispute, or a workplace issue, uncertainty can be exhausting. You should not have to guess where you stand. You need clarity, fast.
Along with her team at Peter Evans & Associates, she will help you understand:
- Whether your situation has legal grounds worth pursuing
- What evidence or documentation matters most
- The smartest next step
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Frequently asked questions
Do I have a case?
What can we cover in the first 15 minutes?
We identify the critical points in your situation, what evidence matters, and what the most sensible next step would be.
Do I need to bring documents or evidence?
Not for the first call. If further review is helpful, we will guide you clearly on what documents to gather.
Will I need to talk about traumatic details?
Only what you feel comfortable sharing. We guide these conversations gently and with care.
How long does a case usually take?
Our Systems Intelligence process allows tasks to run in parallel, creating faster and more predictable timelines.
How is your approach different?
We use a structured, PhD-backed methodology that focuses on clarity, design, and human centred strategy rather than reactive, adversarial processes.
What areas of medical negligence do you specialise in?
Cosmetic injury, birth injury, delayed diagnosis, surgical errors, and complex medical cases that require precise evidential mapping.