Dental Expert Witness Services

Steven Korb & Mr William Powell are general dental practitioners providing professional, reliable and impartial dental witness expert opinions to solicitors and medical reporting agencies in relation to Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence claims.

Personal Injury involving damage to the dentition including;

  • Road traffic accidents 
  • Falls
  • Assault

Clinical Negligence involving General Dental Practice including;

  • Restorative Dentistry
  • Endodontics
  • Oral surgery
  • Periodontics
  • Record Keeping
  • Consent

Instructions are accepted for;

  • Screening Reports
  • Breach of Duty Reports
  • Causation Reports
  • Condition and Prognosis
  • Personal Injury Reports 

On initial contact please could you provide:

  • Sufficient details of the matter for us to assess as to whether it falls within our area of expertise.
  • Sufficient detail of the parties in the matter for us to assess if any conflict might exist.

Our general terms and conditions are set out on this website. Upon acceptance of instruction, a bespoke email will be provided, confirming our fees and turnaround.

Indicative costings are as below and fall due within 4 months following completion of the report.

Instructions/approaches can be made using the contact form below.

Service Details

Screening & Desktop Reports

Screening Reports
Screening reports are usually available with a 3-4 week turnaround from acceptance of instruction and receipt of all the relevant documentation.

These are charged at £250-£550
They are not addressed to the Court, are not for disclosure and are to be used only for advisory purposes regarding the merit of a potential claim.

Desktop reports

Desktop reports are available with a 4 week turnaround from acceptance of instruction and receipt of all the relevant documentation.

Fees are charged out at hourly rate of £150 per hour, a more accurate fee estimate will be provided upon receipt of the letter of instruction.

Breach of Duty Reports
From £700-£1250 (depending on complexity).

Causation Report
From £700-£1250 (depending on complexity)

Combined Breach of Duty and Causation Reports
From £850-£1500 (depending on complexity).

Consultation Reports

Clients are examined at a surgery in West London or on Merseyside.

Condition and Prognosis reports from £800-£1300 (depending on complexity and volume of documentation for review)

Dental Personal Injury Accident reports from £800-£1500 (depending on complexity and volume of documentation for review)

A more accurate fee estimate will be provided upon receipt of the letter of instruction.

Consultations in London and on Merseyside will usually be provided within 4 weeks of receipt of instruction and all relevant documentation.
Reports are usually provided within 3-4 weeks post consultation.

Court Attendance

Court Attendances are charged at £1,000 per day, or £500 for half a day.