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10(1)Sub-paragraph (3) applies where the registration of a dental practitioner in the dentists register is suspended—
(a)by an interim suspension order under section 32 of the Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24) (interim orders), or
(b)by a direction or an order of the Health Committee, the Professional Performance Committee or the Professional Conduct Committee of the General Dental Council under any of sections 27B, 27C or 30 of that Act following a relevant determination that that practitioner’s fitness to practise is impaired.
(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), a “relevant determination” that a practitioner’s fitness to practice is impaired is a determination which is based solely on—
(a)the ground mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 27 of the Dentists Act 1984 (deficient professional performance),
(b)the ground mentioned in paragraph (c) of that subsection (adverse physical or mental health), or
(c)both those grounds.
(3)The suspension does not terminate any contract of employment made between the dental practitioner and a Primary Care Trust, but a person whose registration is so suspended must not perform any duties under a contract made between him and a Primary Care Trust which involves the practice of dentistry within the meaning of the Dentists Act 1984.