Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — substantive hearing
Struck off the register
The regulator’s term: erasure
What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
Concerning Umut Baz, dental nurse (General Dental Council 104490).
Decision date: 19 January 2024 · Hearing started 8 January 2024 and ended 19 January 2024
In plain English
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Umut Baz. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 18 January 2024 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Umut Baz from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The sanction of erasure remains in place following an unsuccessful appeal. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Charges
The DPHS public detail page records a Professional Conduct Committee decision. The official determination PDF is linked as the source document. The public outcome summary states: On 18 January 2024 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Umut Baz from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The sanction of erasure remains in place following an unsuccessful appeal.
Findings
The GDC committee directed erasure from the dental register for Umut Baz. The public outcome summary states: On 18 January 2024 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Umut Baz from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. The sanction of erasure remains in place following an unsuccessful appeal.
Source
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