Former dentist that treated 1,502 patients illegally pleads guilty

It is estimated that Eleni Kalamara treated 1,502 patients – including 392 children – in total.

Ms Kalamara, from Manchester, pleaded guilty at North Cheshire Magistrates’ Court to five charges of carrying out dentistry illegally, following a prosecution by the General Dental Council (GDC). The offences were committed while she was working at My Dentist, in North Fearnhead, Warrington. Although Ms Kalamara faced five charges in court on August 17, it is estimated that she treated 1,502 patients illegally, including 392 children, without registration or valid insurance between April 2015 and January 2016.

When passing the sentence, the chair said that they were “staggered” by the number of patients Ms Kalamara had treated whilst unregistered, and found it “unprofessional and unethical” that “she had dismissed her professional obligations”.

Ms Kalamara was not present at the hearing. She was fined £500 for each offence – £2,500 in total – and she was ordered to pay a £50 victim surcharge and the GDC’s full costs of £2,218.82. A collection order was made for the total amount of £4,768.82, which has to be paid within a year.