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The Case Examiners considered an allegation that the Registrant’s fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct due to the standard of care he provided to one patient in 2024. These included matters relating to communication, informed consent and the standard of treatment provided. The Case Examiners have determined that there is a real prospect of most of the facts alleged being found proved by a Practice Committee and a real prospect of the statutory ground of misconduct being established. The Case Examiners took into account the nature of the alleged conduct and noted the degree of insight demonstrated by the Registrant, and the significant remediation he has undertaken. They considered that the risk of repetition is low and concluded that there is no real prospect of the Registrant’s fitness to practise being found to be currently impaired by a Practice Committee. However, the Case Examiners considered that, although there is no real prospect of a finding of current impairment being made, there is evidence to suggest that the Registrant’s overall conduct had fallen below the standard expected to a degree warranting a formal response from the GDC. The Case Examiners have given regard to their Indicative Outcomes Guidance (February 2018) and determined that it would be appropriate and proportionate to issue to the Registrant a warning, published for a period of 9 months, for allegedly breaching the GDC ‘Standards for the Dental Team’ (September 2013), provisions that govern him as a dental professional, and to indicate that this conduct should not be repeated. The Case Examiners also consider that a warning is appropriate and sufficient to address the level of public interest in this case. The Registrant is reminded that this warning will form part of his fitness to practise history, even after it is no longer published and may need to be disclosed as required. The Case Examiners warn the Registrant that: • failure to obtain and record informed consent can have serious effects on the individual patient, and on the wider trust and public confidence in the profession. The Registrant must ensure that he obtains full, informed consent prior to carrying out any procedures, and this should be fully documented.