Clinical negligence
Expert dental opinion in negligence matters, with experience of instructions on behalf of both claimants and defendants.
DENTAL EXPERT WITNESS
Geoff BatemanClinical experience.
Independent opinion.
Specialist dental expertise for clinical negligence, personal injury and regulatory proceedings.
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Geoffrey John Bateman Specialist in restorative dentistry
Since 2009Expert witness instructions
200–300New instructions per year
Four specialtiesGDC specialist registrations
ABOUT GEOFF
Expert opinion grounded
in clinical practice.
I am a specialist in restorative dentistry with experience across hospital, general dental and private specialist practice.
I have accepted expert witness instructions since 2009 and established Bateman Dentolegal Ltd in 2012, which I run with my wife and business partner, Shuva Saha.
My current appointments include restorative specialist at Birmingham Dental Hospital and private restorative dental practice at Parkside Dental, Bromsgrove. My clinical work includes complex endodontic care, dental trauma, severe hypodontia and oral rehabilitation with dental implants.
I have given oral expert evidence at trial and on approximately 40–50 occasions at General Dental Council regulatory hearings.
MEDICOLEGAL WORK
Areas of expertise
Instructions for claimants and defendants,
informed by continuing specialist practice.
Personal injury
Expert witness work in personal injury claims, including single expert instructions and clinical experience in dental trauma.
Regulatory proceedings
Reports and oral expert evidence in General Dental Council proceedings, with experience of regulatory and defence instructions.
GDC SPECIALIST LISTS
Restorative dentistryEndodonticsProsthodonticsPeriodontics
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Qualifications
& appointments
BDS · MFDS · MRD · MMedEd
FDS (Rest. Dent.) · CCST
GDC registration number 74260
Specialist list entry: June 2008
2023 — PRESENT
Restorative Specialist
Birmingham Dental Hospital
2016 — PRESENT
Private Restorative Dental Practice
Parkside Dental, Bromsgrove
2008 — 2015
Consultant in Restorative Dentistry
Birmingham Dental Hospital
Previous appointments also include consultant roles in Peterborough and at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, and teaching roles at the Universities of Birmingham and Dundee.
ENQUIRIES & INSTRUCTIONS
Get in touch.
For enquiries about a proposed instruction,
please contact Geoff directly.