Fareham dental firm owner “disappointed” over decision to reinstate dentist over “racist" comments
The owner of a dental firm is angry about a dentist being reinstated over “racist” comments
The owner of a Fareham dental firm has been left “disappointed” over a decision to reinstate a dentist over “racist and completely unacceptable” comments.
Hanna Grzelczak, who worked as a self-employed associate dentist for Damira Dental Studios, was set to be removed from the industry after saying she did “not want to be connected with Indian dentistry”, as reported.
This led to the General Dental Council tribunal banning the 48-year-old from the register resulting in an immediate suspension in September 2025 following a complaint.
But a High Court judge ruled the sanction was "excessive and disproportionate" and replaced it with a six-month suspension.
Southampton-based Grzelczak, who originally trained and worked as a dentist in Poland, began work at Damira Dental's Fareham practice in 2022. From July 2023, she sent a series of emails to the company asking for her name to be removed from its website.
In one email, she wrote: "If you type Hanna Grzelczak dentist in Google. You will see places connected to three surgeries in Damira. Please remove it asap. I don't want to be connected with Indian dentistry."
She then said "please remove my data from Damira places. I am not Indian" before adding: "I feel low with this connection as Damira is NHS low quality service and this is Indian company. It is a shame to me.”
The tribunal banned her for misconduct after finding the emails were racially motivated before the High Court said the decision to remove her from the register was not proportionate. A suspension of six months was deemed more appropriate.
The decision to reinstate Ms Grzelczak has angered Anushika Brogan, CEO and founder of Damira Dental Studios. She said: “We are deeply disappointed by this outcome. Damira Dental Studios is a diverse organisation, and the comments made by this individual were racist and completely unacceptable.
“The emails sent contained racist comments about Damira and about our people. The GDC found them racially motivated, and the High Court upheld that finding. We reported this matter because it was the right thing to do, and I would do so again.
“While I respect the court's decision, I do feel the outcome underestimates the impact that language of this kind has on individuals and on the industry as a whole.
“Damira is built on its people. Our clinicians and teams are talented professionals who deliver great care to patients every day, to the highest clinical standards and using the highest quality materials. That's what matters to us, and it's what we'll continue to focus on.”