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 Sharnam Abassalty, dental nurse (General Dental Council 206640).
Decision date: 25 March 2026 · Hearing started 25 March 2026
In plain English
The GDC tribunal decided to dismiss Sharnam Abassalty's appeal against her removal from the Dental Care Professionals register. The Registration Appeals Committee found that Miss Abassalty failed to provide a compliant CPD record demonstrating she met the minimum requirement of 10 verifiable hours for the period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2025. Required certificates were not received by the GDC and the appeal was dismissed.
Charges
Appeal against the Registrar's decision to erase Miss Abassalty from the Dental Care Professionals register for failure to meet the statutory CPD requirements for the period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2025. Her CPD statement showed 4 verifiable hours for 2023-2024 and 2 verifiable hours for 2024-2025, totalling 6 hours against a requirement of 10 verifiable hours.
Findings
The Registration Appeals Committee determined that Miss Abassalty had not completed the required CPD hours for the period 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2025. The GDC found that she had not provided the relevant CPD certificates to meet the enhanced CPD criteria, and had not provided a Personal Development Plan. The appeal was dismissed.
Source
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