Tearlach James Nicolas
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Dental Technician
First registered on:
19 Mar 2007
Current period of registration from:
19 Mar 2007 until: 31 Jul 2026
Conditions from:
12 Jan 2026
until:
11 Nov 2026
Conditions:
1. You must provide the GDC, within seven days, the contact details and arrangements for any appointment you accept or are currently undertaking which requires GDC registration and allow the GDC to exchange information with your employer or any contracting body for which you provide dental services. You must also provide the GDC, within seven days, the contact details for the commissioning body in whose Dental Performers List you are included, or seeking inclusion (at the time of application)
2. From the date that these conditions take effect, you must inform the GDC within seven days of being notified of:
i. any formal disciplinary action taken against you.
ii. any NHS investigation
iii. any regulatory or enforcement action taken against you or a practice for which you are the registered provider
iv. any patient complaint received about your clinical practice or conduct at work.
3. You must inform the GDC, within seven days of these conditions taking effect, if you are registered with any overseas regulator (or equivalent authority) or within seven days of making an application for registration with any overseas regulator or equivalent authority.
4. At any time, you are employed to provide dental services which require you to be registered with the GDC, you must remain under the close supervision* of a workplace supervisor nominated by you and approved by the GDC. The workplace supervisor must be a GDC registered dentist or a Clinical Dental Technician. You must not restart work until your proposed workplace supervisor has been approved by the GDC.
*Closely supervised:
The workplace supervisor must supervise the registrant’s day-to-day work in a way prescribed in the relevant condition or undertaking. The workplace supervisor must always be on site and available when the registrant is working. Where the workplace supervisor is unavailable through illness or planned absence, the registrant must not work unless an approved alternative workplace supervisor is in place.
The workplace supervisor must review the registrant’s work at least twice a week in one-to-one meetings using case-based discussions. These meetings must focus on all areas of concern identified by the conditions or undertakings. These meetings can be in person or via video conferencing.
5. You must provide reports from your workplace supervisor to the GDC every 2 months and at least 14 days prior to any review hearing.
6. At any time, you are employed to provide dental services which require you to be registered with the GDC, you must agree to the appointment of a workplace reporter nominated by you and approved by the GDC. You must not start/restart work until your proposed workplace reporter has been approved by the GDC.
7. You must provide reports from your workplace reporter to the GDC every 2 months and at least 14 days prior to any review hearing.
8. You must confine your practice as a Dental Technician to work that does not involve any direct patient contact.
9. You must maintain a log detailing every case where you work as a Dental Technician.
10. You must provide a copy of these logs to the GDC every 2 months and at least 14 days prior to any review hearing. Alternatively, you must provide a statement confirming there have been no such consultations.
11. You must inform, within seven days, the following parties that your registration is subject to the conditions listed at 1 to 10 above:
• Any organisation or person employing you or who has an arrangement with you to undertake dental work.
• Any professional regulatory body you are registered with or apply to be registered with (at the time of application).
• Any locum agency or out-of-hours service you are registered with or apply to be registered with (at the time of application).
• Any prospective employer (at the time of application).
• The commissioning body in whose Dental Performers List you are included, or seeking inclusion (at the time of application)
You must forward written evidence of your compliance with this condition to the GDC within seven days of notifying the relevant parties of your conditions.
Conditions from:
12 Jan 2026
until:
11 Nov 2026
Conditions:
1. You must provide the GDC, within seven days, the contact details and arrangements for any appointment you accept or are currently undertaking which requires GDC registration and allow the GDC to exchange information with your employer or any contracting body for which you provide dental services. You must also provide the GDC, within seven days, the contact details for the commissioning body in whose Dental Performers List you are included, or seeking inclusion (at the time of application)
2. From the date that these conditions take effect, you must inform the GDC within seven days of being notified of:
i. any formal disciplinary action taken against you.
ii. any NHS investigation
iii. any regulatory or enforcement action taken against you or a practice for which you are the registered provider
iv. any patient complaint received about your clinical practice or conduct at work.
3. You must inform the GDC, within seven days of these conditions taking effect, if you are registered with any overseas regulator (or equivalent authority) or within seven days of making an application for registration with any overseas regulator or equivalent authority.
4. At any time, you are employed to provide dental services which require you to be registered with the GDC, you must remain under the close supervision* of a workplace supervisor nominated by you and approved by the GDC. The workplace supervisor must be a GDC registered dentist or a Clinical Dental Technician. You must not restart work until your proposed workplace supervisor has been approved by the GDC.
*Closely supervised:
The workplace supervisor must supervise the registrant’s day-to-day work in a way prescribed in the relevant condition or undertaking. The workplace supervisor must always be on site and available when the registrant is working. Where the workplace supervisor is unavailable through illness or planned absence, the registrant must not work unless an approved alternative workplace supervisor is in place.
The workplace supervisor must review the registrant’s work at least twice a week in one-to-one meetings using case-based discussions. These meetings must focus on all areas of concern identified by the conditions or undertakings. These meetings can be in person or via video conferencing.
5. You must provide reports from your workplace supervisor to the GDC every 2 months and at least 14 days prior to any review hearing.
6. At any time, you are employed to provide dental services which require you to be registered with the GDC, you must agree to the appointment of a workplace reporter nominated by you and approved by the GDC. You must not restart work until your proposed workplace reporter has been approved by the GDC.
7. You must provide reports from your workplace reporter to the GDC every 2 months and at least 14 days prior to any review hearing.
8. You must confine your practice as a Dental Technician to work that does not involve any direct patient contact.
9. You must maintain a log detailing every case where you work as a Dental Technician.
10. You must provide a copy of these logs to the GDC every 2 months and at least 14 days prior to any review hearing. Alternatively, you must provide a statement confirming there have been no such consultations.
11. You must inform, within seven days, the following parties that your registration is subject to the conditions listed at 1 to 10 above:
• Any organisation or person employing you or who has an arrangement with you to undertake dental work.
• Any professional regulatory body you are registered with or apply to be registered with (at the time of application).
• Any locum agency or out-of-hours service you are registered with or apply to be registered with (at the time of application).
• Any prospective employer (at the time of application).
You must forward written evidence of your compliance with this condition to the GDC within seven days of notifying the relevant parties of your conditions.
Registration History:
At a review hearing on 20 March 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions on Ms Nicolas' registration for the remainder of the 10 month High Court extension. An interim order of suspension was originally imposed on 12 October 2022 for 15 months. On 20 December 2023, the High Court extended the order for 12 months. At a review hearing on 14 March 2024, the Interim Orders Committee revoked the suspension and imposed an interim order of conditions which was imposed from 14 March 2024. On 9 January 2025 the High Court extended the order for a further 12 months. On 9 January 2026, the High Court extended the order for a further 10 months. Please note that this registrant is subject to 2 separate sanctions from 2 separate cases. This will be reviewed in 3 months. The conditions on registration are listed on Mr Nicolas' register entry. To visit the register entry, please copy this link and open it in your browser: https://olr.gdc-uk.org/SearchRegister/SearchResult?RegistrationNumber=108210&Surname=&qs=1
At a review hearing on 20 March 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions on Ms Nicolas' registration for the remainder of the 12 month High Court extension. An interim order of suspension was originally imposed on 12 October 2022 for 15 months. On 20 December 2023, the High Court extended the order for 12 months. At a review hearing on 14 March 2024, the Interim Orders Committee revoked the suspension and imposed an interim order of conditions which was imposed from 14 March 2024. On 9 January 2025 the High Court extended the order for a further 12 months. On 9 January 2026, the High Court extended the order for a further 10 months. Please note that this registrant is subject to 2 separate sanctions from 2 separate cases. This will be reviewed in 3 months.
The conditions on registration are listed on Mr Nicolas' register entry. To visit the register entry, please copy this link and open it in your browser:
https://olr.gdc-uk.org/SearchRegister/SearchResult?RegistrationNumber=108210&Surname=&qs=1