Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — registration appeal
Appeal dismissed
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Concerning Elham Hafezi, dental nurse (General Dental Council 289929).
Decision date: 23 March 2026 · Hearing started 23 March 2026
In plain English
The GDC tribunal decided to dismiss Elham Hafezi's appeal against her removal from the Dental Care Professionals register. The Registration Appeals Committee found that Mrs Hafezi completed only 9 verifiable hours of CPD in her five-year CPD cycle from 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2025, against the statutory requirement of 50 hours, a shortfall of 41 hours. The Committee did not find exceptional circumstances and upheld the Registrar's erasure decision as proportionate.
Charges
Appeal against the Registrar's decision to erase Mrs Hafezi from the Dental Care Professionals register for failure to meet the statutory CPD requirements for the five-year CPD cycle 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2025. She completed only 9 verifiable hours of CPD against a requirement of 50 verifiable hours over the cycle, a shortfall of 41 hours. Mrs Hafezi stated she had lost CPD certificates due to moving house and changing employment.
Findings
The Registration Appeals Committee found that Mrs Hafezi had completed only 9 verifiable hours of CPD in the five-year cycle 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2025, against the statutory requirement of 50 verifiable hours. The Committee found that Mrs Hafezi's personal circumstances did not amount to exceptional circumstances preventing compliance. The appeal was dismissed.
Source
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