A dentist has admitted being “over confident” and not realising that his work was not up to standard while practicing in Inverness.
Benat De Miguel admitted a series charges in relation to his work at The Keep Practice in Castle Wynd between July 2011 and February 2013 at a General Dental Council (GDC) hearing.
The charges related to failures of care in relation to 10 individual patients.
Mr De Miguel, who is now registered at a practice in Edinburgh, admitted failing to monitor the periodontal treatment of a number of patients suffering from gum disease and failing to treat a number of patients requiring periodontal care.
He also admitted not reporting the findings of seven separate radiographs carried out on patients, and 15 uses of local anaesthetic.
He further admitted making or permitting an inappropriate claim for treatment which allegedly had not been done in August 2012.
The GDC said that they had found his ability to practice impaired and imposed a string of conditions on him.
The GDC committee heard that Mr De Miguel had very recently qualified in Spain when the failures occurred.
The dentist’s representatives told the committee that he was “unfamiliar with UK standards and practice”.
The committee heard that Mr De Miguel was working in a “challenging environment” at The Keep and was “over confident” and did not realise his work was sub-standard.
The misconduct committee ruled that his failings were “serious” and qualified as misconduct – although they felt that Mr De Miguel is “remediable”.
Conditions attached to the dentist’s registration include having a dentist monitor his work and undertaking an independent audit every 12 months.
Another dentist registered at The Keep, Andre Basson, will face the GDC next week in connection with his work as the principal practicioner between April 2009 and July 2012.
Mr Basson, who is still registered at The Keep faces a charge of failing to ensure that one of his dental nurses had undergone appropriate immunisations in April 2010 following an injury involving a needle a month earlier.
He is also accused of failing to protect the safety of patients and staff in a string of breaches of cross-infection protocols.
He also faces a dishonesty charge after being accused of claiming for providing fillings for a patient in December 2012 when the work was allegedly not carried out.
He will appear before the General Dental Council on Monday, February 23.