AC-2023-LON-002171 - [2024] EWHC 132 (Admin)

The Appellant graduated with a degree in dentistry whilst living in Sweden. She came to the United Kingdom in 1998 and has been registered with the GDC since 25 March 1998. In 2000 Dr Imani purchased her first dental practice, which was based in Peacehaven. When the NHS General Dental Services Contract (“GDS Contract”) came into existence in April 2006, Peacehaven was allocated over 19,000 UDAs per annum (a relatively large figure). The contract year runs from 1 April to 31 March. The allocation of UDAs remained at this level during the period that the PCC was concerned with. Over the years, the Appellant engaged a number of full time, part-time and locum dentists to assist her in the practice. She also had a practice manager and a receptionist.

In May 2005 Dr Imani purchased a second practice, this time in Hove. This was a much smaller operation. Initially the patients were all private, but Dr Imani expanded into NHS work and from 2006 this practice was awarded 600 UDAs annually under the GDS Contract. From the year 2016/2017 the Appellant was able to sub-contract around 2000 UDAs from the larger Peacehaven contract to be undertaken at Hove.

The charges faced by the Appellant arose from reviews of randomly selected records of her patients that were undertaken in August 2014, October 2015 and March 2017.