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Dental nurseGeneral Dental Council 292903

Serenidade Bela Do Nascimento Fernandes

Currently suspended

Serenidade Bela Do Nascimento Fernandes, dental nurse (General Dental Council 292903). Most recent decision: Suspended from practice (the regulator’s term: suspension) on 2 April 2026 by the Dental Professionals Hearings Service.

Last verified against the General Dental Council register on 1 May 2026.

Current status

Most recent outcome: Suspended from practice (the regulator’s term: suspension) for 4 months, decided 2 April 2026 by the Dental Professionals Hearings Service.

What does “suspended from practice” mean?

A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. At the end of the period the suspension may be extended, replaced with another sanction, or lifted on review.

View the source determination on Dental Professionals Hearings Service

Decisions and hearings

  1. Dental Professionals Hearings Servicesubstantive hearing

    Suspended from practice· 4 months

    The GDC tribunal decided that Ms Fernandes, a dental nurse, was convicted in 2023 of assaulting two police officers. She also failed to inform the GDC of her charge and conviction, which the tribunal found amounted to misconduct. The tribunal found her fitness to practise impaired by misconduct and conviction. Mitigation included remorse, good character, and challenging personal circumstances. The tribunal imposed a 4-month suspension with a review and immediate effect.

Practitioner details

Year qualified
2020

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