Dr. Lisa Kelly

In a professional discipline hearing, the member admitted billing a publicly funded children's dental program for restorative treatments on two minor patients that were not completed, and admitted related recordkeeping and billing misconduct.

The panel found professional misconduct under s.51(1)(c) of the Health Professions Procedural Code and paragraphs 31, 33, and 59 of s. 2 of Ontario Regulation 853.

Accepting a joint submission, the panel imposed a reprimand, a four-month suspension, educational remediation, practice monitoring, and costs.

The panel held that the sanction met the goals of deterrence, rehabilitation, and public protection, while recognizing cooperation, remorse, and restitution.