Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — review hearing
Practising with restrictions — 1 year
The regulator’s term: conditions on practice
What does “practising with restrictions” mean?
Conditions of practice allow the practitioner to keep working but only subject to specific restrictions — for example, supervision, limits on certain procedures, or required reporting to the regulator.
Concerning Bhavish Patel, dentist (General Dental Council 74574).
Decision date: 7 May 2025 · Hearing started 7 May 2025
This sanction period has elapsed.
In plain English
The GDC committee published a Health Committee decision for Bhavish Patel. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 12 months. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 7 May 2025, the Health Committee extended the conditions on Mr Patel's registration, originally imposed on 15 May 2023, for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Charges
The DPHS public detail page records a Health Committee decision. The official determination PDF is linked as the source document. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 7 May 2025, the Health Committee extended the conditions on Mr Patel's registration, originally imposed on 15 May 2023, for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order.
Findings
The GDC committee imposed, extended or varied conditions for 12 months for Bhavish Patel. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 7 May 2025, the Health Committee extended the conditions on Mr Patel's registration, originally imposed on 15 May 2023, for a further 12 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order.
Source
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