Mark Harries KC represents dentist accused of dishonesty in misconduct proceedings brought by the GDC
12th February 2026
General Dental Council v FA (22nd January 2026):
Mark Harries KC represented a dentist accused of dishonesty in misconduct proceedings brought by the GDC. The dentist was alleged to have fabricated patient records to reflect appointments and treatments that did not take place in order to inflate falsely the number of Units of Dental Activity that his practice had undertaken, thereby seeking to diminish the contractual clawback by the NHS triggered by the practice’s underperformance.
In a 2 week hearing, the defence focus was to present to the Committee other potential candidates for the undoubtedly falsified records, notwithstanding the GDC’s evidence suggesting that the records were falsified using the dentist’s log in credentials and created in between appointment times shown in his Daily Activity Log. The Committee found all charges not proven.
Mark was instructed by Alistair Hewitt at Weightmans LLP.
For more on Mark’s practice, please see here.
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