Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — review hearing
GDC extends Andre Borges Da Silva Andrade's orthodontic practice conditions
The GDC committee extended existing conditions by 12 months after finding insufficient evidence that learning had been embedded into practice. Close supervision remains specific to orthodontic work.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 30 July 2026 · Updated 22 September 2026
Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) — 1 year
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Concerning Andre Borges Da Silva Andrade, dentist (General Dental Council 174649).
Decision date: 30 July 2026 · Hearing started 30 July 2026
In plain English
The GDC tribunal decided that Andre Borges Da Silva Andrade remained impaired and extended his existing practice conditions by 12 months. Although he had completed further learning and engaged with a development adviser, he had not practised since August 2023 and could not show that the learning had been applied. The unchanged conditions include close supervision of orthodontic work. The order will be reviewed before it expires.
Charges
The original 2023 proceedings concerned mismanagement of orthodontic treatment of a child between 2017 and 2020. This hearing reviewed the existing conditions of practice order; it did not determine new allegations.
Findings
The committee found that fitness to practise remained impaired by reason of misconduct. It acknowledged continuing professional development, work with a Development Advisor and engagement with the proceedings. However, Andrade had not worked as a dentist since August 2023, leaving limited evidence that his learning had been embedded into orthodontic practice. It extended the existing conditions, unvaried, by 12 months, with a review before expiry. Close supervision remains specific to orthodontic work, following the successful 2023 appeal; the conditions also require a development plan, audits and reports. The existing order was due to expire on 31 August 2026. If an appeal is lodged, the current conditions remain in place until its resolution.
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