Posts Tagged ‘crime’

Hartlepool man charged with burglary after breaking into dental practice

Hartlepool man charged with burglary after breaking into dental practice

A man from Hartlepool has been charged with burglary after stealing from a town centre shop and breaking into a dental surgery through the roof.  Andrew Clark, 44, of Jameson Street, Hartlepool, was seen putting a tool into his bag and leaving a store in Hartlepool before proceeding to gain entry to Integrated Dental Holdings […]


Sparklem owner fined for illegal teeth whitening service

Sparklem owner fined for illegal teeth whitening service

Thousands of patients of an Ashford-based teeth-whitening company have been treated illegally. Emma McLeish, owner of Sparklem in Ashford since 2010, has been found guilty of putting her patients at risk and has been ordered to pay fines of more than £7,000 at Canterbury Magistrates’ Court. Despite claiming to hold an NVQ Level 3 in […]


Newcastle Based Beautician fined over £1000 for Illegal Dentistry

Newcastle Based Beautician fined over £1000 for Illegal Dentistry

A Newcastle based beautician pleaded guilty to offering tooth whitening illegally, which led to her being fined over £1,100. Leanne Cranston, operating via her business Vanity Salon at her home, was ordered to pay the fine as well as the General Dental Council’s legal costs after being caught by GDC investigators working undercover saying she […]


Fire breaks out at Keighley dental practice, as police suspect an arson attack

Fire breaks out at Keighley dental practice, as police suspect an arson attack

Police are appealing for information about a potential arson attack on a dental practice and a betting shop in Keighley. A fire broke out at the rear of the Taylored Dental Care practice and Betfred store in the early hours of the morning of the 29th July. Fire crews were called to the scene, and […]


Derby man prosecuted after offering illegal tooth whitening treatment

Derby man prosecuted after offering illegal tooth whitening treatment

A man from Derby has been prosecuted after being found guilty of providing illegal tooth whitening treatment. Colin Vernall, who is also known as Vern Collins, was ordered to pay in excess of £7,000 after an investigation found that he was administering the dental treatment, despite having no formal dental qualifications. A complaint was made […]


Northampton man prosecuted by the General Dental Council for providing illegal tooth whitening

Northampton man prosecuted by the General Dental Council for providing illegal tooth whitening

A Northampton man has been prosecuted by the General Dental Council after offering illegal tooth whitening treatment. Jack Sellick, the owner of Essex Smiles, pleaded guilty to providing the service at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court. The General Dental Council started an investigation after receiving a complaint in September 2017. In March 2018, undercover representatives visited […]


Dental campaign group warns against illegal tooth whitening as fines increase and GDC clamps down on perpetrators

Dental campaign group warns against illegal tooth whitening as fines increase and GDC clamps down on perpetrators

A dental campaign group has issued a warning to anyone providing illegal whitening treatment, as the General Dental Council clamps down on perpetrators and courts hand out more severe punishments and fines. The Tooth Whitening Information Group is warning beauty therapists and anyone else who doesn’t have a form dental qualification to avoid administering whitening […]


GDC prosecutes fake dental hygienist following investigation into illegal whitening

GDC prosecutes fake dental hygienist following investigation into illegal whitening

The General Dental Council has prosecuted a woman from Birmingham following investigations related to the illegal provision of whitening treatment. Naomi Austin was ordered to appear in court after being caught out in an undercover sting operation. The GDC initiated the investigation after receiving information about Ms Austin offering illegal whitening treatment at an apartment […]


Police appeal for information following Yarm dental practice robbery

Police appeal for information following Yarm dental practice robbery

Police in Yorkshire are appealing for information after a dental practice in Yarm was targeted by a thief. A male, who was captured on CCTV, stole a purse from the lockers in the staff room at Oasis Dental Care. The suspect, who has been described as a white male, went on to spend nearly £7,000 […]


GDC prosecutions underline the severity of offering illegal whitening treatments

GDC prosecutions underline the severity of offering illegal whitening treatments

Recently, former webcam girl, Chelsey Harwood, 30, was prosecuted by the General Dental Council for offering illegal whitening treatment. The story was covered by the local and national press, and some readers expressed the view that she had been unfairly punished and was actually doing nothing wrong by administering whitening treatment. The law, however, says […]