Appleton & Ors v Garrett

(1997) 8 Med LR 75

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

and Mr Justice DYSON

Professional liability — Dentistry — Unnecessary treatment — Consent — Trespass — Damages — Dentist withholding information deliberately and in bad faith — Whether patients who had undergone unnecessary treatment had not consented to treatment — Whether tort of trespass to person had been made out — Whether patients were entitled to aggravated damages — Damages — Trespass to person — Aggravated damages — Unnecessary dental treatment carried out for financial gain — Patients suffering anxiety and anger — Dentist withholding information deliberately and in bad faith — Patients not consenting to treatment of those teeth that required no treatment — Damages — Future costs — Dental treatment