Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — review hearing
Suspended from practice — 1 year
The regulator’s term: suspension
What does “suspended from practice” mean?
A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. At the end of the period the suspension may be extended, replaced with another sanction, or lifted on review.
Concerning Paulo Adel Hanna, dentist (General Dental Council 81528).
Decision date: 13 December 2017 · Hearing started 13 December 2017
This sanction period has elapsed.
In plain English
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Paulo Adel Hanna. It imposed or extended a 12-month suspension. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 13 December 2017, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Mr Hanna's registration for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Mr Hanna has been suspended since 8 June 2016. Mr Hanna's registration is currently subject to separate suspensions imposed by different committees. 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: At a review hearing on 13 December 2017, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Mr Hanna's registration for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Mr Hanna has been suspended since 8 June 2016. Mr Hanna's registration is currently subject to separate suspensions imposed by different committees.
Findings
The GDC committee imposed or extended a 12-month suspension for Paulo Adel Hanna. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 13 December 2017, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the suspension on Mr Hanna's registration for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Mr Hanna has been suspended since 8 June 2016. Mr Hanna's registration is currently subject to separate suspensions imposed by different committees.
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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