A DENTIST who swindled the NHS out of thousands of pounds has had his case referred to the General Dental Council's Health Committee.
David Girdham, of Main Street, Great Ouseburn, near Boroughbridge, last year admitted making false claims to the Dental Practice Board in the mid-1990s for work which had not been done while he was based at the Fountain Dental Practice, in Boroughbridge.
Some of the claims were made with false signatures of patients, and one claim was made for emergency treatment on a patient who said it could not have taken place, as she had just had a baby.
The case was postponed then for a year, and the council's professional conduct committee decided yesterday, after hearing mitigation in private, that the case should be referred to the health committee.
Mr Girdham was advised to obtain medical and professional support.
Updated: 10:37 Friday, July 18, 2003
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