Praveena Amitharaj
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Qualifications:
Registered under S16(2B) of the Dentists Act 1984 2014
BDS Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University 2002
BDS Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University 2002
Conditions from:
19 Oct 2023
until:
18 Apr 2025
Conditions:
1. She must notify the GDC promptly of any professional appointment she accepts and provide the contact details of her employer or any organisation for which she is contracted to provide dental services and the Commissioning Body on whose Dental Performers List she is included or Local Health Board if in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
2. She must allow the GDC to exchange information with her employer or any organisation for which she is contracted to provide dental services, Development Adviser and workplace supervisor referred to in these conditions.
3. She must inform the GDC of any formal disciplinary proceedings taken against her, from the date of this determination.
4. She must inform the GDC if she applies for dental employment outside the UK.
5. She must work with a Development Adviser ( or equivalent elsewhere in the UK) to formulate a Personal Professional Development Plan (“PPDP”) ( or a Professional Development Plan (PDP) elsewhere in the UK), specifically designed to facilitate her return to safe clinical practice. Her Development Adviser shall be nominated by her, and agreed by the GDC. Her PPDP must address the following areas:
• Assessment
• Treatment planning, and communicating treatment plans to patients;
• Treatment;
• Advising in relation to oral health;
• Communication with patients;
• Obtaining informed consent;
• Radiographic practice; and,
• Record-keeping.
6. She must forward an initial copy of her PPDP to the GDC within 28 days from the date on which these conditions become effective.
7. She must forward an updated copy of her PPDP to the GDC every 6 months and 14 days prior to any review hearing.
8. She must meet with the Development Adviser, on a regular basis to discuss her progress towards achieving the aims set out in her PPDP. The frequency of her meetings is to be set by the Development Adviser.
9. At any time she is employed, or providing dental services, which require her to be registered with the GDC, she must place herself and remain under the close supervision* of a workplace supervisor nominated by her and agreed by the GDC.
10. She must allow her workplace supervisor to provide reports to the GDC at intervals of not more than 3 months and 14 days prior to any review hearing.
11. She must keep her professional commitments under review and limit her dental practice in accordance with her workplace supervisor’s advice.
12. She must not work as a locum or undertake any out-of-hours work or on-call duties without the prior agreement of the GDC.
13. She shall carry out 3 monthly audits of;
• Assessment
• Treatment planning, and communicating treatment plans to patients;
• Treatment;
• Advising in relation to oral health;
• Communication with patients;
• Obtaining informed consent;
• Radiographic practice; and,
• Record-keeping.
14. The audits must be signed by her workplace supervisor.
15. She must provide a copy of the audits to the GDC at intervals of not more than 3 months and 14 days prior to any review hearing or, alternatively, confirm that there have been no such cases.
16. She must inform within one week the following parties that her registration is subject to the conditions, listed at (1) to (15), above:
• Any organisation or person employing or contracting with her to undertake dental work; and,
• Her workplace supervisor; and,
• Any prospective employer (at the time of application); and,
• The Commissioning Body on whose Dental Performers List she is included or seeking inclusion, or Local Health Board if in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland (at the time of application).
17. She must permit the GDC to disclose the above conditions, (1) to (16) to any person requesting information about her registration status.
* Closely supervised:
The registrant’s day to day work must be supervised by a person who is registered with the GDC in their category of the register or above and who must be on site and available at all times. As a minimum, the registrant’s work must be reviewed at least twice a week by the supervisor via one-to-one meetings and case-based discussion. These bi-weekly meetings must be focused on all areas of concern identified by the conditions/undertakings. These meetings must take place face to face.
Registration History:
At a review hearing on 16 October 2023 the Professional Conduct Committee extended the conditions on Ms Amitharaj's registration for a further 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. Ms Amitharaj has been suspended since 22 March 2022.
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AMITHARAJ, Praveena (253262) - Determination Document