11/04/2026
In this recent case in Victoria, a dental practitioner qualified to practice as an oral health therapist was found to have practised outside her scope of practice by performing orthodontic procedures. She had inappropriately billed patients for those procedures and created false clinical records, and gave false information to the regulator.
The Tribunal found the allegations were proven, and reprimanded the practitioner and disqualified her from applying to for registration for three years although she had not been registered since 2020
Summary In this recent case in Victoria, a dental practitioner qualified to practice as an oral health therapist was found to have practised outside her scope of practice by performing orthodontic procedures. She had inappropriately billed patients for those procedures and created false clinical rec
