Dental nurseGeneral Dental Council 289929
Elham Hafezi
Elham Hafezi, dental nurse (General Dental Council 289929). Most recent decision: Appeal against removal dismissed (the regulator’s term: appeal dismissed) on 23 March 2026 by the Dental Professionals Hearings Service.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Appeal against removal dismissed (the regulator’s term: appeal dismissed), decided 23 March 2026 by the Dental Professionals Hearings Service.
What does “appeal against removal dismissed” mean?
The practitioner appealed against an administrative decision (typically removal from the register for non-compliance) and the regulator's appeal committee dismissed the appeal — the original decision stands.
View the source determination on Dental Professionals Hearings Service
Decisions and hearings
Dental Professionals Hearings Serviceregistration appeal
Appeal against removal dismissed
The GDC tribunal decided to dismiss Elham Hafezi's appeal against her removal from the Dental Care Professionals register. The Registration Appeals Committee found that Mrs Hafezi completed only 9 verifiable hours of CPD in her five-year CPD cycle from 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2025, against the statutory requirement of 50 hours, a shortfall of 41 hours. The Committee did not find exceptional circumstances and upheld the Registrar's erasure decision as proportionate.
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