Patients looking to have cosmetic dentistry may wish to take care where they choose to undergo it after a case in which one patient was left in agony by a blundering practitioner.

Jean Wall from Droylsden was left some money by her late husband and decided to have dental veneers, tooth whitening, crowns and replacement fillings.

However, after Dr Oscar Kwame Gagoh carried out the treatment, she had burnt lips, nerve damage and was unable to eat for some time. The victim was forced to undergo emergency dentistry elsewhere to fix the damage.

The dentist also turned up at Ms Wall’s house demanding cash and she reported that the costs had spiralled since her initial quote.

Ms Wall took legal action against Dr Gagoh and has now been awarded £50,000 in compensation for the pain and suffering she was caused.

Last month, it was reported that Onofrio Brancato – who worked at a dental surgery in Dumfries – had been suspended because his English was not good enough.