She was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment suspended for two years, ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work, given a 20 day rehabilitation order and ordered to pay £662.00 of NHSCFA costs within three months.
Sheena fabricated claims in order to increase the money she was paid by the NHS in respect of real patients, and also backdated claims.
The dentist earlier pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates Court. The CPS charged Sheena with fraud by abuse of position, an offence under the Fraud Act 2006.
The investigation started thanks to a call to the NHSCFA’s fraud and corruption reporting line (FCRL), run by Crimestoppers. The dentist was reported as only attending her Westminster surgery Gentle Dental for two days a week, when it advertised dental services as five days a week.
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