Margaret Wade

The applicant, a dental hygienist whose certificate of registration was revoked in 2018 for treating her spouse prior to the enactment of the spousal exemption, applied for reinstatement.

The College did not oppose the application.

The Discipline Committee found that the applicant had taken responsibility for her mistake, demonstrated good character, completed a refresher course, and posed a low risk of reoffending.

The application for reinstatement was granted.

The Registrant, a dental hygienist, faced allegations of professional misconduct for assisting and receiving assistance from another registrant while completing an online Quality Assurance Test, contrary to the rules.

The hearing proceeded on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty and Costs.

The Discipline Committee found the Registrant committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, completion of an ethics course, and $3,000 in costs.

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Registrant for receiving and providing unauthorized assistance while completing an online Quality Assurance Test.

The hearing proceeded on an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty and Costs.

The Discipline Committee found that the Registrant committed professional misconduct by failing to cooperate with the Quality Assurance Committee and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, completion of an ethics course, and $3,000 in costs.

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario and the respondent registrant presented a Joint Submission on Penalty and Costs following a finding of professional misconduct.

The proposed penalty included a reprimand, a two-month suspension, completion of an ethics course, and $5,000 in costs.

The Discipline Committee accepted the joint submission, finding it reasonable and in the public interest, as it appropriately addressed the principles of specific and general deterrence, public protection, and rehabilitation.

The Discipline Committee of the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario held a hearing on penalty and costs regarding the respondent.

The parties presented a Joint Submission on Penalty and Costs, which included a reprimand, a two-month suspension, completion of an ethics course, and $5,000 in costs.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, finding it reasonable and in the public interest, as it addressed principles of specific and general deterrence, public protection, and rehabilitation.

The Discipline Committee held a hearing regarding penalty and costs for the registrant following a finding of professional misconduct.

The parties presented a Joint Submission on Penalty and Costs, which included a reprimand, a two-month suspension, completion of an ethics course, and $5,000 in costs.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, finding it reasonable and in the public interest, as it appropriately addressed the principles of specific and general deterrence, public protection, and rehabilitation.

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.