Mary Yeomans

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario brought allegations of professional misconduct against the Registrant for failing to comply with the Quality Assurance Program and failing to cooperate with a College investigator.

The Registrant did not attend the hearing.

The Discipline Committee found that the Registrant's repeated failures to respond to communications, submit required records, and attend an investigative interview constituted professional misconduct.

Finding the Registrant ungovernable, the Committee ordered the immediate revocation of her certificate of registration, a reprimand, and costs of $13,852.94.

The Registrant, a dental hygienist, admitted to professional misconduct for making false chart entries to conceal that a colleague had provided dental hygiene services to the colleague's spouse.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Registrant committed professional misconduct, including falsifying records and acting in a conflict of interest.

The Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a two-month suspension, a reprimand, completion of an ethics course, and $5,000 in costs.

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario held a discipline hearing regarding allegations that the Registrant failed to comply with an order of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) to attend an oral caution and complete an ethics course.

The Registrant also failed to cooperate with the College's subsequent investigation.

The Discipline Committee found that the College proved the allegations on a balance of probabilities and concluded that the Registrant committed professional misconduct, including disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional, and unbecoming conduct.