Challenging a General Dental Council Decision via a Court

[heisenberg]

Re: Challenging a General Dental Council Decision via a Court

I'm not clever enough to do multiple quotes.

I have come across your condition a couple of times before.

I has been dealt with as a MDT issue dealt with by the GP co-ordinating dental, acute, psychological and other services (psychological services always have a role on long term management, (it carries no negative aspirations).

I have never seen it ranked as a disability but this must be regarded on a case by case basis.

Unless the behaviour of your dentist has been poor, i see nothing to do with the GDC, they essentially do primary care - this is tertiary it is about securing the right treatment for you, which in your case is especially for you.

So, I fear your dire (and I understand this condition can be very distressing) )to be directed at the wrong place. It is a rare conditioners and you cannot expect everyone to be familiar with it.

Your GP needs, in conjunction with the CCG, to identify what is necessary to treat it as far as it can be.

It isn't direction through the legal system it seems to me, rather through the NHS!

That latter from NHSE extract is horseshoe, but they are not respecters of their statutory obligations until forcefully reminded of them..

Hope that helps a little - get some rest.

I think considered alone it probably doesn't amount to a disability (which is probably why the dentist in question was happy to try his luck).

I've been to see one of the country's top experts on this issue through the NHS - still no luck and just sent to a 'pain management clinic'. I have been subject to many mistakes in dentistry hence the reason I take what they say with a pinch of salt.

Unfortunately NHS 'reminders' cost patients serious money with little promise of success which a lot of them simply can't afford as in my case. I'm currently unemployed due to the disabilities in question.

[stevemLS]

Re: Challenging a General Dental Council Decision via a Court

In which case, I am afraid, my view is that you seek a clinical solution rather than a legal one.

I know it is a "mystery" condition and I can imagine both of you, dentist and patient, becoming frustrated by it. If some of that appeared to you discriminatory by the dentist, or if it was, that is a shame. Pursuing legally this dentist or the GDC is not going to make you feel any better.

I wish you well and hope all that can be done to help you is done.

[heisenberg]

Re: Challenging a General Dental Council Decision via a Court

In which case, I am afraid, my view is that you seek a clinical solution rather than a legal one.

I know it is a "mystery" condition and I can imagine both of you, dentist and patient, becoming frustrated by it. If some of that appeared to you discriminatory by the dentist, or if it was, that is a shame. Pursuing legally this dentist or the GDC is not going to make you feel any better.

I wish you well and hope all that can be done to help you is done.

I understand your perspective StevemLS and certainly respect it. It is not easy to swallow though and I think the GDC need a bit of a wakeup call as there is certainly a public protection issue albeit in my mere opinion.

I am concerned the Professional Standards Authority have fed me more nonsense too. The have powers under Section 29 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002. They argue Section 29 only applies to 'final stage' decisions (i.e. decisions made by a panel at a hearing) which, on the face, doesn't seem to be the case. Did I miss something or is there more nonsense brewing?

[nemesis45]

Re: Challenging a General Dental Council Decision via a Court

I must say having suffered " trigeminal neuralgia myself in the past I have never heard this condition described as disability, injury to, inflammation of a facial nerve that arises from " 3 roots", painful sometimes agonising can be associated with Bells Palsy I would query " disabling".

nem

[heisenberg]

Re: Challenging a General Dental Council Decision via a Court

I must say having suffered " trigeminal neuralgia myself in the past I have never heard this condition described as disability, injury to, inflammation of a facial nerve that arises from " 3 roots", painful sometimes agonising can be associated with Bells Palsy I would query " disabling".
nem

Different conditions affect different people differently as already suggested on this thread hence the reason why the Equality Act does not focus on cause but on effect.

[heisenberg]

Re: Challenging a General Dental Council Decision via a Court

I just came across the following link:

http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/__data/a...eb-version.pdf

Seems the Ombudsman has indeed told me utter rubbish, more than once, when it comes to their role on these issues. Very worrying...