GDC clarifies position on whitening conviction
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- Published: Friday, 14 September 2012 14:53
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| The General Dental Council (GDC) has issued a statement on the court case involving Elaine Taylor-Valles, a beautician convicted of carrying out tooth whitening. She claimed that she had not been informed of the court case and the conviction has been overturned. The GDC is considering whether to prosecute again. |
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The GDC statement reads:
‘Tooth whitening is the practice of dentistry and only those registered with the General Dental Council, specifically dentists, dental hygienists and dental therapists working on a dentist’s prescription may lawfully offer tooth whitening as a treatment.
‘On Friday 3 August 2012, Elaine Taylor-Valles of 106 Lord Street, 4 Westminster Chambers, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 1LF was convicted at Preston Magistrates’ Court of two offences, namely that:
- She unlawfully practised dentistry by carrying out tooth whitening at Lord Street in Southport when she was not registered with the GDC contrary to the Dentists Act 1984;
- She unlawfully carried on the business of dentistry when she is not entitled to do so contrary to the Dentists Act 1984.
‘On Thursday 23 August 2012, the GDC was informed that Elaine Taylor-Valles had subsequently made a statutory declaration which means the convictions no longer stand. The statutory declaration stated that she did not know anything of the proceedings until after 3 of August 2012. The convictions are therefore cancelled and the GDC will decide in the very near future whether or not to re-institute these proceedings.
‘The making of the statutory declaration by Elaine Taylor-Valles does not affect the position of the GDC regarding its view that tooth whitening should only be carried out by registered professionals.’
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