Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — substantive hearing
Struck off the register
The regulator’s term: erasure
What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
Concerning Christine Elizabeth Durkin, dental nurse (General Dental Council 295144).
Decision date: 17 November 2023 · Hearing started 13 November 2023 and ended 17 November 2023
In plain English
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Christine Elizabeth Durkin. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 15 November 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Durkin's from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. 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 15 November 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Durkin's from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately.
Findings
The GDC committee directed erasure from the dental register for Christine Elizabeth Durkin. The public outcome summary states: On 15 November 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Ms Durkin's from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately.
Source
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