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Richard Mark Sunter

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Registration Number:
156861
Status:
Registered with Suspension, Registered with Conditions
Registrant Type:
Dental Care Professional
Dental Care Professional Titles:
Dental Technician
Dental Technician
First registered on:
04 Aug 2008
Current period of registration from:
20 Oct 2011 until: 31 Jul 2025
First Registered on:
04 Aug 2008
Current period of registration from:
20 Oct 2011 until: 31 Jul 2025
Qualifications:
National Diploma in Science (Dental Technology) Edexcel 2001
Conditions from:
18 Nov 2024 until: 15 Mar 2025
Conditions:
1. He must notify the GDC within 7 days of accepting any post he accepts for which GDC registration is required. 2. If employed, he must provide contact details of his employer and allow the GDC to exchange information with his employer or any contracting body for which he provides dental services. 3. He must inform the GDC within 7 days of any formal disciplinary proceedings taken against him, from the date of this determination. 4. He must inform the GDC within 7 days of any application for dental employment outside the UK. 5. At any time he is providing dental services, which require him to be registered with the GDC, he must agree to the appointment of a reporter nominated by him and approved by the GDC. The reporter shall be a GDC registrant. 6. He must provide a report from his Reporter at least 21 days prior to any review hearing. The report shall contain information from any logs submitted to the reporter after June 2024 regarding his compliance with his Scope of Practice. 7. He must demonstrate that he has undertaken or will undertake training focusing on the following matters and provide evidence of such to his Reporter at least 21 days prior to any review hearing: (a) the Scope of Practice of the Dental Technician; (b) risks to patients from working outside of Scope of Practice; and (c) GDC standards on the use of social media and advertising It is anticipated that a reviewing Committee will accept any evidence in respect of his Clinical Dental Technology course which addresses matters 7(a) to 7(c) above. 8. He must update his website and any other promotional material to make clear that non-invasive veneers, gum shields, night guards and tooth-coloured clasps (“snap-on smiles”) will only be provided on prescription from a Dentist or Clinical Dental Technician. 9. He must maintain a log detailing every case where he has provided dental services to patients including in his own business (to include the provision of non-invasive veneers, gum shields, night guards and tooth-coloured clasps (“snap-on smiles”)) and explain how each service provided was within his Scope of Practice. He must provide such logs to the GDC at least 21 days prior to any review hearing. 10. He must inform promptly the following parties that his registration is subject to the conditions, listed at (1) to (9), above: • Any organisation or person employing or contracting with him to undertake dental work • Any locum agency or out-of-hours service he is registered with or applies to be registered with (at the time of application) • Any prospective employer (at the time of application) 11. He must permit the GDC to disclose the above conditions, (1) to (10), to any person requesting information about his registration status.
Suspended from:
16 Oct 2024 until: 15 Dec 2024
Registration History:
At a review hearing on 18 Nov 2024, the Professional Conduct Committee revoked the suspension on Mr Sunter's registration, originally imposed on 16 October 2024, and imposed conditions for 3 months. The Committee also imposed an immediate conditions order. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. [within appeal period]