Surgery
Maxillofacial surgery expert witnesses
Listed maxillofacial surgery expert witnesses address facial fracture, jaw pathology, dental implant complication and facial injury. Assault and road traffic injury bring much of this work.
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The evidence
What a maxillofacial surgery expert witness is asked to determine
Facial injury claims turn on imaging and on the interval before fixation. A missed orbital or mandibular fracture is usually visible in retrospect, so the report must address what the initial films showed and what the examination recorded at the same time.
- Whether facial imaging was obtained and correctly interpreted at first presentation.
- Whether fixation was undertaken within the period the injury pattern required.
- Whether nerve injury, malocclusion or facial asymmetry is attributable to the treatment given.
- Whether implant placement and its planning met the expected standard.
- What can be said about appearance, function and the need for further surgery.
Practitioners are listed across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Location can be narrowed in the register’s location listings before an instruction is made.
Claim contexts
Claims that instruct this discipline
These links describe the question maxillofacial surgery evidence can answer. They do not prescribe the scope of an individual instruction.
Criminal injuries compensation
Facial injury and disfigurement evidence following assault.
View claim type → 02Personal injury claims
Facial fracture and its continuing functional and cosmetic effect.
View claim type → 03Clinical negligence claims
Diagnosis, fixation and implant treatment in maxillofacial practice.
View claim type →Search the register by the discipline used in the instruction.
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Reports prepared
Imaging and operation notes support a records review report. A breach and causation report then addresses the missed fracture or the fixation criticised.
Appearance and function are addressed in a condition and prognosis report, usually after an independent medical examination.
Maxillofacial surgery expert witness evidence
A maxillofacial surgeon expert witness states what the initial imaging showed at the time, separately from what is obvious once the fracture is known.
Discipline and coverage appear in the listing; terms are agreed directly. See guidance from British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons alongside the case material.
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Questions answered
Frequently asked questions
Will a Maxillofacial Surgery expert witness respond to Part 35 questions?
Yes - CPR 35.6 entitles the parties to put written questions on a report, and answering them is part of the expert's duty to the court. A Maxillofacial Surgery report prepared for proceedings in England and Wales carries the Part 35 statement of truth, with equivalent duties applying in the other UK jurisdictions.
Can a Maxillofacial Surgery expert act as a single joint expert?
Where the court directs a single joint expert under CPR 35.7, the instruction is agreed between the parties and put jointly - a routine basis of instruction in this field. Whether a particular practitioner accepts SJE appointments is confirmed with the practitioner at the enquiry stage.
Will the expert attend joint discussions or give evidence at trial?
Where the court directs discussions between experts under CPR 35.12, they meet and produce a joint statement of what is agreed and what is disputed; attendance at trial - in person or by video link - is likewise a matter of court direction. These commitments are confirmed with the practitioner at instruction.
Can I choose a Maxillofacial Surgery expert of a specific gender, or one who assesses remotely?
Yes on both counts. Every listing displays the practitioner's gender, consulting locations and assessment types - face to face, remote or both - so sensitive-instruction preferences can be applied at the shortlisting stage, before any contact is made.