Dental Expert Witness | CPR 35 Dental Reports

Services

Four ways the evidence assists your case

Every report is CPR 35 compliant, addressed to the Court, and structured around the issues in your letter of instruction, not around generic dental commentary.

Quantum

Condition & prognosis reports

Assessment of dental injury, treatment to date, current condition, future treatment needs, timescales, costs and functional impact. The evidence that underpins valuation and settlement.

Liability

Breach of duty & causation

Opinion on the standard of care, alleged breaches and what flowed from them clinically, separating negligent outcomes from recognised complications of properly performed treatment.

Triage

Screening & early case input

A focused preliminary review before you commit to full expert evidence: the key issues, the evidential gaps, and a frank view on whether the case merits proceeding.

Litigation support

CPR 35 questions & joint statements

Replies to Part 35 questions, conference input with counsel, and joint expert discussions and statements, delivered within the litigation timetable.

Full detail, including the range of case types covered: Services · Case types

Why instruct Dr Michael

What the letters after the name actually mean for your case

Current clinical authority

Still in practice after 24 years. Opinions on records, consent, treatment planning and prognosis reflect how dentistry is actually delivered today, and survive scrutiny from opposing experts who are.

Formal legal training

An LLM in Medical Law and a Diploma in Legal Medicine mean the report is built around breach, causation and the expert's duty to the Court, not clinical narrative retro-fitted to litigation.

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Genuinely independent

Instructions accepted from claimant, defendant and as single joint expert. The opinion is the same whoever pays for it, which is precisely what makes it useful in negotiation and at trial.

Working with instructing parties

What you can rely on

Fee estimate before any work begins. Scope and cost agreed in writing, no surprises at invoice.
Deadlines agreed and honoured. Timescales confirmed at instruction and built around your directions timetable.
Plain-English opinion. Readable by solicitors, insurers, counsel and the Court without a dental dictionary.
Available after delivery. Part 35 questions, conferences and joint statements handled by the same expert who wrote the report.
Honest early views. If the evidence does not support the case, you will be told at screening, not after a full report fee.
Examinations where needed. Usually in Cheltenham, with venues arranged across England and Wales; records-based opinion where examination is not required.

How to instruct

From enquiry to report in three steps

Send the case outline

Brief details of the matter, the issues to be addressed, key deadlines and whether examination is likely to be required. A same-business-day response confirms interest and availability.

Agree scope, fee and timescale

The letter of instruction, records, radiographs and any existing reports are reviewed to confirm suitability. A written fee estimate and delivery date follow before work begins.

Receive the report

A CPR 35-compliant report addressed to the Court, with continued availability for questions, conferences and joint expert work through to resolution.

Full guidance on instructing, including what to send: How to instruct

Enquiries

Discuss a case

Send the key details and any deadline. Enquiries are answered the same business day, or within one working day. There is no charge for an initial view on suitability.

Phone07713 741104

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EmailAlex@DentistryExpertWitness.co.uk

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