A student described as “painful” has been awarded £ 26,000 Basti Allegedly by its pre -dental practice Negligence Leaded for a serious abscess and a close-Put Event.
Katelyn de Blick, then 16 and Keghley, West YorkshireIn summer, in 2021, he demanded treatment for a broken teeth in her local Skipton Road Mydentist practice. Instead of addressing the underlying decay, the tooth was reportedly cleaned and covered with a sealant.
Weeks later, Ms. D Blic returned to practice, experiencing “severe pain and a swollen jaw”.
He was detected a potentially infected abscess, given AntibioticsAnd if his situation worsened, then advised to participate in A&E.
As “beating, stabbing” pain and swelling remains, katelyn’s Mother He was taken to the A&E department of the AIRDALE General Hospital.
There, he was informed that the tooth needed to be removed immediately and the abscesses from the abscesses were significant risk.
He later underwent surgery under General Anesthetic at Bradford Royal Information. Medix removed the tooth and dried the abscess externally, left it with “painful” open wounds for several weeks and a permanent 50 p-shaped mark.
Expert dental negligence concluded in January 2025 with the case of Solicitor, Dental Law Partnership, Ms. de Blic.
Now 20 -year -old Kelin told PA Real Life: “The hospital said that, if I had waited at any time, (abscess) could potentially pop and cause sepsis.
“So they took me out to take out teeth and boil the boil under general anesthetic for emergency surgery.
“I was afraid because I had never done an operation under anesthesia before.
“The whole experience was painful.”
A spokesperson of MyDentist said: “We would like to apologize for the experience of Ms. de Blic.
“Providing the highest quality dental care to our patients is our first priority and we have a deep regret on the fact that, on this rare occasion, it fell below our expectations.
, dentist The case involved in this case no longer works in practice. ,
Katelyn was a patient of mydentist located in the 165–167 Skipton Road, Keghle of West Yorkshire for many years and said that his appointments were always “generally fine”.
Till the summer of 2021, he had no major issue with his teeth, at the age of 16, when he began to experience pain – but “he thought of anything”.
A check-up had revealed one of his tooth on the left hand side, LL 7, torn, and he said that a dentist, who could not be nominated for legal reasons, cleaned it and placed a sealant on it.
“When he did so, a few weeks later, I started having severe pain and the whole side of my face was swollen,” he explained.
“First, it was just thinking that I had a response or something else, so I went to the dentist to check it, and he said that there was a serious abscess behind my teeth.
“He said that he was going to give me antibiotics for a few weeks and should help me.”
However, after days, Kelin stated that the swelling “) had spread to the throat, making it difficult for him to breathe properly.
She said that the swelling was so serious that her mother asked her if she had “fallen”.
Describing the pain, Kelin said: “I could not lift my head up, I could not get up.
“Every time I went, I felt that I could not breathe and, because the pain was so bad, I could not eat or drink, which clearly dehydrated me.
“But at one point, I was lying on the floor of my bedroom because I could not get up and I was on the phone for my mother, wheezing, because I could not just breathe. I could not take any air.”
This motivated her mother to take her to the A&E Department to Ardale General Hospital, where Medix informed them that the tooth should have been taken out directly due to “how serious it was”.
Katelyn said he was then sent to the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat in Bradford Royal Information, where he received some “scary” news.
He said that it was revealed that torn teeth and abscess were a result of untreated decay, and was told that the abscess was on the verge of bursting and sepsis.
He said, “They had to make an incision behind my mouth so that they could take out the tooth and remove the boils,” he said.
“I had to wear a drain until all this was alright and I was stitched.
“I had to stay in the hospital for a few days, which meant that I lost in college.”
Katelyn stated that the entry of the hospital felt her “frightened, worried and intimidated” and, since the surgeon had to break the boil from outside to avoid further infection, was left with a scene hole for weeks.
He said that he had to clean the wound every day and use straps, which was “painful”, and he felt “very little” at this point.
“I didn’t want to go out because I just felt so terrible,” he explained.
“At that time, I was in college and I am one of those who like to keep myself, and people were asking questions that I did not want to answer.
“It all felt very heavy.”
Katelyn stated that it took several months to heal the wound completely, and it is now left with a 50P coin size permanent mark.
She described the events as “painful” and said that she now has a “deep fear of dentists” – and till date she still experiences pain and sensitivity where there used to be teeth.
After coming in contact with the dental law partnership, the one who completed further investigation and analysis, revealed that the dentists of the Kelin failed to diagnose and treat decays over the years.
The progression of decay resulted in an infected abscess, admission to emergency hospital and an operation and removal of teeth, all of which could be “easily avoided”.
He said, “Hearing this was despair and destructive, if it took them (teeth) a few more minutes to clean, I did not have to go all this,” he said.
Dental Law Partnership took the case of Katelyn in 2021 and was successfully resolved in January 2025, when he was paid £ 26,000 in an out-of-court colony.
Petri Tucker & Partners Limited, who runs the practice, did not accept liability.
Katelyn, who has invested money in a savings account, hopes that it does not happen to any other young person.
Speaking about his advice to others, he said: “It is always good to talk to someone and don’t be afraid to ask for help.”
Rebecca McViti of Dental Law Partnership said: “The crisis and pain that our customer has experienced was completely unnecessary.
“If the dentists involved had provided more satisfactory treatment, his problems could have been avoided.”