A DENTIST based in North Berwick has had restrictions placed on his registration with the General Dental Council (GDC) following concerns over “fundamental and basic failures in dentistry”.

A GDC interim orders committee ruled last month that there was a “real risk of significant harm to the public” if Leonardo Carbiner, who runs the Seaside Smile practice on Market Place, was allowed to continue to practice “without some form of restriction”.

It imposed interim restrictions on Mr Carbiner for a period of 18 months after the committee heard of complaints of mistreatment from two patients, a husband and wife listed only in the documents as ‘Patient EA’ and ‘Patient PA’.

A complaint to the GDC was made about an extraction of a tooth of ‘Patient EA’ and the alleged failure of Mr Carbiner to act in the patient’s best interests, while a further complaint was made regarding Mr Carbiner’s allegedly inadequate crown treatment to ‘Patient PA’.

The investigation is ongoing but the interim orders committee met in London last month to undertake a risk assessment.

A report into the hearing read: “The GDC commissioned two early Clinical Advice Reports in respect of both patients, dated December 9 and 14, 2017.

“In these reports the clinical advisor concluded that the care you provided fell significantly below the level of professional practice expected of a registered dentist.”

The report added that patients could be “at risk of unwarranted harm”, while stating the concerns of the committee were serious enough to merit the 18-month restrictions on Mr Carbiner.

Mr Carbiner is now required to work under a “workplace supervisor” and he must now provide a report from his supervisor to the GDC every three months.

A total of 11 conditions were placed on Mr Carbiner and the interim order will be reviewed later this year.

Mr Carbiner told the Courier: “These are conditions imposed on my registration because of a risk assessment, rather than the findings of fact. The case with the GDC is ongoing and therefore it is difficult for me to comment any further.”

The 18-month order started on February 14 and is due to run until August 14, 2019.