A DENTIST from Puttenham has been found guilty of serious misconduct in treating a woman who was left suffering with lisping and barely able to eat after working on her teeth.
During a recent committee hearing, details emerged of her treatment. She was known as Mrs A for legal reasons and had 15 teeth implants between 1993 and 1995.
She said at the hearing: "I was very uncomfortable the moment I walked out of the door. I had a screw cut in my tongue and a lisp and I was spitting."
Consultants, who repaired her teeth after Mr Attenborough's treatment, claimed his work left "an extraordinary amount of metal showing" and appeared "appalling".
Mr Attenborough, of Fallowfield, Puttenham, had claimed the tooth implants were a problem due to her mood swings, illness and smoking habit.
Chairman of the committee Dr Hugh Matthewson said to Mr Attenborough: "Your failures over a period of time fell far short of the standard required of any competent dentist and you were grossly negligent.
"As a result, a patient suffered unnecessary pain and discomfort for a number of years, We regard this as very serious."
His defending QC said that he found it difficult to accept that he has fallen bellow the high standards he set himself.
Mr Attenborough, who has become chronically ill since the incident, is awaiting a final judgement from the committee. He was forced to close his Guildford-based training and treatment centre.