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Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — substantive hearing

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 Rekha Rani Photay, dentist (General Dental Council 256795).

Decision date: 27 May 2022 · Hearing started 16 May 2022 and ended 27 May 2022

In plain English

The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Rekha Rani Photay. It dismissed the registration appeal. The public outcome summary states: On 25 May 2022 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Photay from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. On 27 June 2022 Ms Photay appealed against the decision. On 24 March 2023 the High Court dismissed the appeal. 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 25 May 2022 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Photay from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. On 27 June 2022 Ms Photay appealed against the decision. On 24 March 2023 the High Court dismissed the appeal.

Findings

The GDC committee dismissed the registration appeal for Rekha Rani Photay. The public outcome summary states: On 25 May 2022 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Photay from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. On 27 June 2022 Ms Photay appealed against the decision. On 24 March 2023 the High Court dismissed the appeal.

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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