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Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — review hearing

Practising with restrictions — 18 months

The regulator’s term: conditions on practice

What does “practising with restrictions” mean?

Conditions of practice allow the practitioner to keep working but only subject to specific restrictions — for example, supervision, limits on certain procedures, or required reporting to the regulator.

Concerning Vitalija Irena Pakeniene, dentist (General Dental Council 175264).

Decision date: 3 October 2025 · Hearing started 29 September 2025 and ended 3 October 2025

In plain English

The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Vitalija Irena Pakeniene. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 18 months. The public outcome summary states: On 3 October 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee imposed conditions on Ms Pakeniene's registration for a period of 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that their registration be made conditional immediately. 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 3 October 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee imposed conditions on Ms Pakeniene's registration for a period of 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that their registration be made conditional immediately.

Findings

The GDC committee imposed, extended or varied conditions for 18 months for Vitalija Irena Pakeniene. The public outcome summary states: On 3 October 2025, the Professional Conduct Committee imposed conditions on Ms Pakeniene's registration for a period of 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The Committee also ordered that their registration be made conditional immediately.

Source

All facts on this page are drawn from the publicly published Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination linked below. MedicWatch does not editorialise the regulator’s findings.

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