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This article was published on September 16th, 2015
The dental nurse who assisted the notorious dentist D’Mello, has been charged by the GDC (General Dental Council) for various failings on hygiene grounds and also failing to highlight her concerns to authorities about D’Mello practices.
She was found to have:
She said that said she never intentionally put her patients’ health at risk but due to the lack of staff and pressure of the job, mistakes happened.
The investigation into D’Mello’s practice brought about the “biggest recall in NHS history” after one of his patients died of a blood born disease. He was found not guilty of causing her death but it did highlight major cross contamination risks at the surgery.
The GDC has yet to decide whether to suspend or strike her off the dental register.
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