A dentist who re-implanted a patient's tooth after it had been put in the bin has been given free reign to practice again.

Mark Strong, who was a dentist at Bridge Street Dental Care in the Gorbals, was forced to report to a panel of dental professionals after the incident in 2013.

A female patient had her tooth removed during treatment by Mr Strong, however it was then put in the sink and the clinical waste bin by nurses.

It was fished out of the bin and wiped with an alcohol wipe before being handed to the dentist who put it back in the patient's mouth.

The dentist initially said the "story was fabricated by two disaffected nurses" but later said he didn't know where the tooth had been.

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The nurse is understood to have thought the dentist was asking for the tooth to show it to the woman, not to reinsert it into her mouth.

At a General Dental Council hearing the practitioner accused two dental nurses of conspiring against him and said he did not know the tooth had been in the bin or the sink.

However committee members said it was his duty to know the tooth's whereabouts, and said he had "failed to provide an adequate standard of care" to the patient.

He was also found to have incorrectly prescribed antibiotics to a patient for mouth swelling, and failed to get consent from her or tell her the risks or complications from treatment.

Committee members said they had considered suspending the dentist " due to the potential seriousness of re-implanting a tooth into a patient's mouth that had been in the sink and the clinical waste bin".

They added: "Your failure to advise [the patient] of the potential contamination of the tooth prior to re-implantation...falls far below the standards expected."

They said the public were suitably protected without suspending Mr Strong, and revoking his licence would mean he was unable to improve his training.

At the hearing the dentist had an order of 18 months imposed on him which stated he had to tell the council where he was employed, and he had to be supervised while on the job.

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He also had to submit regular reports to the council on his progress and training.

He was also told he had to put together a development plan to deal with crisis management, serious events, record keeping and prescribing antibiotics.

The order has now been revoked following another hearing, meaning the dentist is fit to practice again without restrictions.

He is no longer listed as a member of staff at the Gorbals practice where he worked at the time of the incident.