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Bradford dental nurse struck off for performing facelift | Bradford dental nurse struck off for performing facelift |
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A dental nurse who gave her friend a facelift despite not being qualified to do so has been struck off. | A dental nurse who gave her friend a facelift despite not being qualified to do so has been struck off. |
Adele Royston, 41, took time off from her job at Russell Court Dental Centre in Bingley, West Yorkshire, to carry out the surgery in February 2014. | Adele Royston, 41, took time off from her job at Russell Court Dental Centre in Bingley, West Yorkshire, to carry out the surgery in February 2014. |
It involved giving the woman local anaesthetic before cutting her face in two places and tightening her skin. | It involved giving the woman local anaesthetic before cutting her face in two places and tightening her skin. |
The General Dental Council (GDC) ruled Royston's actions were of the "utmost seriousness". | The General Dental Council (GDC) ruled Royston's actions were of the "utmost seriousness". |
A misconduct panel heard Ms Royston had shown "some remorse" for her actions. | A misconduct panel heard Ms Royston had shown "some remorse" for her actions. |
'Considerable risk' | 'Considerable risk' |
The allegations came to light after Ms Royston told the assistant manager of the practice she had performed the procedure at her friend's home while on annual leave. | |
An investigation was launched and she was subsequently suspended from work. | An investigation was launched and she was subsequently suspended from work. |
The GDC's professional conduct committee heard she administered a two-year-old anaesthetic, which could have been out of date, without being trained to do so. | The GDC's professional conduct committee heard she administered a two-year-old anaesthetic, which could have been out of date, without being trained to do so. |
She then made made incisions to the woman's face and put in stitches. | She then made made incisions to the woman's face and put in stitches. |
The hearing ruled Ms Royston, of Norman Terrace, Bradford, had placed her friend at "considerable risk". It ordered she be removed from the dental register. | |
"The committee is in no doubt, and has no difficulty whatsoever in finding, that the facts that it has found proved amount to misconduct," the panel concluded. | "The committee is in no doubt, and has no difficulty whatsoever in finding, that the facts that it has found proved amount to misconduct," the panel concluded. |
"Her behaviour is fundamentally incompatible with being a dental care professional." | "Her behaviour is fundamentally incompatible with being a dental care professional." |
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