Dr. Vincent Senini is a full dentist registrant with BCCOHP with certification as a certified specialist in periodontics.
Background
Following an investigation into five complaints received by BCCOHP between March 2022 and March 2023, the Inquiry Committee directed that two citations be issued against Dr. Senini. A discipline hearing for both citations was originally scheduled for September 2025 but was cancelled after Dr. Senini made admissions and a proposal to resolve the citations under s.37.1(3)(a) of the Health Professions Act (HPA). The Inquiry Committee accepted this proposal on September 2, 2025. As part of this resolution, the Inquiry Committee accepted Dr. Senini’s admissions that he committed acts of professional misconduct in relation to two citations: citation #1 (August 2, 2023) and citation #2 (June 3, 2024).
Admissions
Dr. Senini has admitted that he committed the following acts of professional misconduct:
- Failed to consider patients’ medical histories before recommending medication or performing treatment.
- Performed unnecessary treatment and/or treatment without adequate diagnostic or clinical examination.
- Failed to take a radiograph before an extraction.
- Failed to properly diagnose and treatment plan.
- Failed to modify treatment in response to a patient’s report of pain or discomfort.
- Failed to obtain proper informed consent on several occasions, including when language barriers were present.
- Failed to adequately maintain patient records.
- Billed for procedures without supporting documentation in the patient record.
- Failed to provide appropriate post-operative care.
- Failed to communicate professionally with patients and families.
- Made inaccurate statements to a BCCOHP investigator.
Resolution
A panel of the Inquiry Committee received and considered Dr. Senini’s proposal. In accepting this proposal, the Inquiry Committee issued an order on September 4, 2025. The order states that:
- Dr. Senini is reprimanded.
- Dr. Senini served a nine-month suspension from December 15, 2023, to August 15, 2024. This included time covered by his November 2023 undertaking to practise only under supervision. During the suspension, he did not practise dentistry or own a practice but continued to pay all required fees to maintain his registration.
- Dr. Senini has already completed remediation as part of the resolution of other complaints determined under s. 36 of the HPA.
- Dr. Senini must pay $4,000 to BCCOHP for the costs of the investigation.
This is a summary only. Click here to view the full order.