Former Fife dental nurse struck off for lying to protect boyfriend after fatal crash

Tiegan Carruthers claimed she was driving when Linda Dunn was struck while crossing a road in Leven in October 2017.

A police investigation proved it was her boyfriend, Gregg Anderson, who was behind the wheel when the 68-year woman was hit.

Now, the General Dental Council (GDC) has removed her name from the register.

Miss Carruthers, from East Wemyss, did not engage in the hearing.

In 2018, she and Anderson appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh to face a number of driving offences.

She was given 225 hours of unpaid work, and put under supervision for two years.Anderson was jailed for six years and banned from driving for seven and a half years.

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During the GDC hearing, it also emerged that Miss Carruthers had also been convicted at Hamilton Sheriff Court for acting in a threatening and abusive manner, - a fact she did not disclose to the council.

Striking her off the register, the GDC said the committee took into account the serious nature of her offending.

It ruled her conduct brought the dental profession into disrepute, The committee considered other dental professionals would find it deplorable.

“There is nothing before the committee to indicate Miss Carruthers has reflected on her convictions or develop her insight.”

The decision on December18 by the Professional Conduct Committee confirmed her registration be suspended immediately.

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