Peter Delean

The Registrant admitted to professional misconduct for failing to maintain infection prevention and control (IPAC) standards at her dental clinic and for failing to cooperate with practice monitoring and public health inspections.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a five-month suspension, terms and conditions on her certificate of registration including clinical supervision, and $12,000 in costs.

The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the respondent dentist for sexually abusing a patient, abusing a patient, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unethical conduct.

The evidence established that the respondent engaged in a concurrent treating and sexual relationship with the patient, provided financial assistance for vehicles, and paid for personal trips.

The Discipline Committee found the allegations proven.

On penalty, the parties presented a joint submission despite the respondent having denied the allegations at the merits stage.

The Committee accepted the joint submission, ordering the revocation of the respondent's certificate of registration, an oral reprimand, security for therapy funding, and $50,000 in costs.

The Registrant, a dentist, admitted to professional misconduct including practising dentistry while his certificate of registration was suspended, sexually abusing a patient by engaging in a concurrent treating and sexual relationship, and providing inaccurate information to the College regarding the timeline of that relationship.

The Discipline Committee accepted the admissions and found the Registrant committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering the mandatory revocation of the Registrant's certificate of registration, an oral reprimand, $10,000 in costs, and the posting of $5,000 in security for patient therapy funding.

The College brought a motion to adjourn two discipline hearings against the Registrant sine die.

The Registrant had resigned his membership and signed an undertaking agreeing never to apply or re-apply for registration as a dentist in Canada.

The allegations included sexual abuse of a patient and criminal convictions for sexual assault and sexual exploitation.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the resignation and undertaking permanently removed the Registrant from practice, thereby protecting the public interest and avoiding the costs and potential harm of a full hearing.