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In January 2020, concerns were raised regarding the Registrant’s NHS claiming practices. In light of those concerns, an investigation was carried out by the GDC. Consequently, the Registrar raised an allegation of impairment of fitness to practise on grounds of misconduct, alleging that between 2015 and 2016, the Registrant submitted inappropriate claims for treatment and that this was dishonest. The Case Examiners have determined that there is a real prospect 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 significant period of time that has elapsed since the alleged conduct, the Registrant’s co-operation with the GDC investigation, the degree of insight demonstrated by the Registrant, and the remediation he has undertaken to address the concerns raised. 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 6 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 Case Examiners formally warn the Registrant that he must: • ensure that any NHS claims for payment are appropriate. • find out about laws and regulations that are relevant to his work and follow them. • ensure that his conduct, both at work and in his personal life, justified patients’ trust in him and the public’s trust in the dental profession.