Against gagging

Nahida Irons, 31, sued H. Kaur and A. Waheed from Apollonia Dental Care in Greenford, Middlesex, then Abdellatif of Smile for Life Dental Surgery in Hammersmith, after all three failed to use reasonable skill and care in treating her over a four-year period.

Between January 2005 and May 2009 Mrs Irons suffered substandard diagnosis, a series of poorly fitted crowns and wholly avoidable root canal treatments and was finally awarded £7,500 in compensation last month.

During Mrs Iron’s legal battle, which took just over two years to complete, the dentists, none of whom admitted liability, insisted on trying to include a gagging clause within the settlement.

This would have prevented Nahida from discussing her successful case with anyone beyond her professional advisors

However, Nahida refused to be silenced and after standing her ground to resist the imposition of a gag, has finally received the compensation and is free to tell others about her ordeal.

Nahida said: “I had a terrible time at the hands of not one, but three dentists at two different surgeries. I was really concerned about not being able to tell anyone about my experience in the future.