Those of you familiar with Robins story ,or who have read my blog are well aware that Robin was seen 4 times over 6 months by a dentist who totally failed to recognise a tumour on his tongue that went from the surface to the full depth.Robin only went to the Doctor when he developed an egg sized lump in his neck,but because it was on the opposite side to the six month old unhealed ulcer on his tongue,and the dentist had said it was nothing to worry about,he never mentioned it to his GP.As a result his diagnosis was delayed by yet another fortnight while the GP treated him with antibiotics for a possible salivary gland stone.Once we were refferred to the ENT department things moved very rapidly for the simple reason that i went with him and immediately told the ENT registrar about the ulcer and one look at that plus the lump in his neck told him everything he needed to know. He told us straight away that there was a very strong possibility that he had cancer.
The rest as they say is history, but the minute we got home from the first appointment with the hospital,i went straight round to the dentist ,and told him exactly what i thought of his skills or rather his lack of them.
I reported this man to the governing body for all dentists in the UK,and he has to face a disciplinary board on September 11th. The case is being taken on by the fitness to practice department and if he is found guilty of negligence he could be struck off.
So Riley in answer to your question,find out who regulates the ENT doctor and report him.Simple as.!!!