Personal Injury Compensation
Capacity to consent to dental treatment
Re BNK (Dental Treatment) [2023] EWCOP 56
Giving dental treatment to people with learning disabilities who lack capacity can be challenging for dentists and anaesthetists,
and often frightening for patients who are unable to understand the process and the reason why treatment is needed. The Court
of Protection case outlined here illustrates the complexities involved for dentists and relatives of such patients.