Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — registration appeal
Appeal allowed (appeal succeeded)
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What does “appeal succeeded” mean?
The practitioner appealed against an administrative decision (typically a refusal of registration or removal from the register) and the regulator's appeal committee allowed the appeal — the original decision was overturned.
Concerning Stephanie Ann Thomson Durrand, dental nurse (General Dental Council 216404).
Decision date: 30 March 2026 · Hearing started 30 March 2026
In plain English
The GDC tribunal decided to allow Miss Thomson Durrand's appeal against removal from the dental care professionals register. She had been removed for falling 1 hour short of the required 10 hours of verifiable CPD during August 2023 to July 2025. The tribunal found that her personal circumstances were sufficient and satisfactory reasons for non-completion, and quashed the Registrar's erasure decision, restoring her registration.
Charges
Miss Thomson Durrand appealed against the Registrar's decision to remove her from the dental care professionals register for non-compliance with CPD requirements. She had completed 9 of the required 10 verifiable CPD hours for the two-year period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2025, falling 1 hour short. She had also failed to provide a CPD activity log.
Findings
The Registration Appeals Committee allowed the appeal and quashed the Registrar's decision to erase Miss Thomson Durrand from the register. While the Committee found she was technically non-compliant with CPD requirements (1 hour short, and no activity log), it determined that her personal circumstances, which were detailed in the private part of the determination, were sufficient and satisfactory reasons for non-completion. The Committee noted the shortfall of only one hour and that there was no challenge to her account of her personal circumstances.
Source
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