article_snippet.sent: The semi-retired teacher at a specialist children's unit said The semi-retired teacher at a specialist children's unit life had been changed forever, revealing The semi-retired teacher at a specialist children's unit will need years of remedial treatment to fix the extensive decay.
article_snippet.sent: The semi-retired teacher at a specialist children's unit allowed several teeth to deteriorate so badly over the decade I visited The semi-retired teacher at a specialist children's unit and all the time with a smile and a friendly demeanour which made you feel you were in good hands. '
article_snippet.sent: The semi-retired teacher at a specialist children's unit family had been patients of Dr Nicholas Crees for more than 10 years when in January 2013, a friend suggested a friend wife visited a different dentist for a second opinion.
article_snippet.sent: And when Kevin Bowes went to see a different dentist for a second opinion, Kevin Bowes was given a devastating diagnosis.
article_snippet.sent: Kevin Bowes added: 'a different dentist for a second opinion told me that I had decay in a number of teeth and would need lots of treatment to repair lots of treatment. '
article_snippet.sent: However I have been advised that my treatment does not end here and I am likely to need ongoing treatment for years. '
article_snippet.sent: After the extent of the decay was revealed, Kevin Bowes instructed specialist dental negligence solicitors, the Dental Law Partnership, which secured a £30,000 payout following a two-year legal battle with Dr Crees.
article_snippet.sent: Kate Chadwick, associate solicitor at the Dental Law Partnership, said: 'Kevin has been the victim of mistreatment by Kevin dentist for years. '
article_snippet.sent: This decade of neglect was a real catalogue of errors with Dr Dr Crees failing to diagnose and treat decay and carrying out extractions without informed consent. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Second dentists said Kevin Bowes will need extensive treatment to repair decay .
  