5 year old boy wins £9k payout from dentist

Cameron Jackson, had to have 13 teeth removed after suffering toothache at the age of three.


A five-year-old boy who had 13 milk teeth removed after suffering
severe toothache hasaccepted a £9,000 payout from his dentist.
Cameron Jackson was left with just seven teeth until has adult set go
through after the decayed teeth were removed two years go.


His mother Wendy Jackson, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, took legal
action against dentist Dr Raymond Matloa and has now accepted the
£9,000 out of court settlement, which Cameron will receive when he
reaches his 18th birthday.


The dentist, Dr Raymond Matloam, of the Fountain Dental Practice, in
Morley, has not admitted liability for the loss of Cameron's teeth.
Mrs Jackson, 31, said she had grown increasingly concerned about
Cameron's teeth.


She said she had always taken him for check-ups and brushed his teeth
but his toothache became worse.

'He was on pain relief every night because he would wake up screaming
in the night.' she said.
In 2010, he had the teeth removed at a dentalinstitute in Leeds.


Mrs Jackson said Cameron could not remember the operation but was now
very self-conscious about his appearance.

She said: 'He doesn't like smiling because he's scared that somebody's
going to say "Why have you got no teeth?"'

Cameron has now adapted to eating without his teeth, and is even able
to bite into apples with his gums.
Mrs Jackson said she had explained the settlement to her son by saying
it was like a visit from the tooth fairy.


She said: 'I'm glad that this is settled and we can begin to move on.
'Cameron's doing really well and being very brave about the whole
thing, which we're very grateful for.'

Cameron was just three years old when he had 13 of his milk teeth
taken out, leaving him with seven for the next few years


Cameron will receive the £9,000 when he reaches his 18th birthday, by
which time he will also have all of his teeth back
The family's lawyer, Heather Williams, from dental negligence
solicitors the Dental Law Partnership, said Cameron's adult teeth will
grow back when he is old enough.


She said: 'Although it is baby teeth that Cameron has lost, it will
still be a few years before his adult teeth come through.
'In the meantime, he has to deal with having fewer teeth than he
should - something that no one would like to go through, especially at
his age.'

The dental practice declined to contact when contacted by Mail Online.