The Ed.
Well-Known Member
A beautician from Lancaster, accused of whitening teeth illegally while working at Vanity Salon in Lancaster, has had the case against her reopened. Hayley Wilding, 25, was found guilty in her absence at Lancaster Magistrate's Court. Wilding didn't initially turn up to the hearing arguing that she moved house and didn't know anything about it.
Wilding was issued a £3,500 fine after being found guilty of unlawfully practising dentistry and carrying on the business of dentistry. Wilding said that she completed what she was led to believe was a legally certified tooth whitening training course and only found out about the court case in the press.
Ive been doing teeth whitening since last February, after I did a three-day course with a company down in Cardiff. It cost £400.
When this came out they reassured me as long as I use non-peroxide products its perfectly legal.
Its so confusing. I just feel stupid and embarrassed and I feel like a criminal. If its the case that its illegal then they have just taken my money.
The GDC said attending a tooth whitening training course does not in itself allow an individual to legally provide tooth whitening legally and that the type of peroxide used is irrelevant.
A GDC spokesman said, If you want to carry out tooth whitening, either by yourself or as a business, you must qualify as dentist, dental therapist or a dental hygienist.
The outcome of the first hearing will now be suspended until a second hearing can take place. The issue does raise serious questions about training qualifications when it comes to teeth whitening. It's yet another area that's pretty unregulated within the industry and if this case sets a precedent, it will need addressing.
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.
Wilding was issued a £3,500 fine after being found guilty of unlawfully practising dentistry and carrying on the business of dentistry. Wilding said that she completed what she was led to believe was a legally certified tooth whitening training course and only found out about the court case in the press.
Ive been doing teeth whitening since last February, after I did a three-day course with a company down in Cardiff. It cost £400.
When this came out they reassured me as long as I use non-peroxide products its perfectly legal.
Its so confusing. I just feel stupid and embarrassed and I feel like a criminal. If its the case that its illegal then they have just taken my money.
The GDC said attending a tooth whitening training course does not in itself allow an individual to legally provide tooth whitening legally and that the type of peroxide used is irrelevant.
A GDC spokesman said, If you want to carry out tooth whitening, either by yourself or as a business, you must qualify as dentist, dental therapist or a dental hygienist.
The outcome of the first hearing will now be suspended until a second hearing can take place. The issue does raise serious questions about training qualifications when it comes to teeth whitening. It's yet another area that's pretty unregulated within the industry and if this case sets a precedent, it will need addressing.
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.