Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — registration appeal
Appeal against removal dismissed
The regulator’s term: appeal dismissed
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.
Concerning Cathryn Anne Bailie, dental nurse (General Dental Council 216540).
Decision date: 25 March 2026 · Hearing started 25 March 2026
In plain English
The GDC tribunal decided to dismiss Cathryn Anne Bailie's appeal against her removal from the Dental Care Professionals register. The Registration Appeals Committee found that Mrs Bailie completed only 8 verifiable hours of CPD in the period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2025 against the required 10 hours, a shortfall of 2 hours. The Committee determined that the oversight was not an exceptional circumstance and upheld the Registrar's erasure decision.
Charges
Appeal against the Registrar's decision to erase Mrs Bailie from the Dental Care Professionals register for failure to meet the statutory CPD requirements for the period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2025. She completed 8 verifiable hours for 2023-2024 and zero verifiable hours for 2024-2025, totalling 8 hours against a requirement of 10 verifiable hours, a shortfall of 2 hours.
Findings
The Registration Appeals Committee found that Mrs Bailie did not complete the required CPD hours for the period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2025. She completed 8 out of the required 10 verifiable hours. The Committee concluded that oversight of the requirements was not an exceptional circumstance and it was the registrant's responsibility to ensure all criteria for registration were met. The appeal was dismissed.
Source
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