Catherine Ranson

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario held an uncontested discipline hearing regarding a registrant who admitted to engaging in a concurrent sexual and treating relationship with a patient from 2016 to 2018.

The Discipline Committee found that the conduct constituted sexual abuse of a patient and professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of the registrant's certificate of registration, an oral reprimand, reimbursement for any patient therapy funding, and $2,000 in costs.

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a registrant for failing to comply with a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC).

The ICRC had directed the registrant to complete a portfolio development course, an ethics course, and a jurisprudence module.

The registrant admitted to the allegations of professional misconduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, completion of the required courses, and $1,000 in costs.

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario alleged that the registrant committed professional misconduct by failing to comply with an order of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee to complete a portfolio development course.

The registrant admitted to the allegations and pled guilty.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, completion of specified ethics and jurisprudence courses, and $1,200 in costs.

The Registrant, a dental hygienist holding an inactive certificate of registration, provided dental hygiene services to multiple clients and signed an insurance claim form.

She subsequently made untrue statements to a College investigator regarding her practice and documentation.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Guilty Plea, finding the Registrant guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a one-month suspension, completion of ethics and jurisprudence courses, a $500 fine, and $1,800 in costs.