Welcome
Welcome to the Dental Professionals Hearings Service. We hold independent hearings for cases brought to us by the General Dental Council (GDC) about dental professionals’ fitness to practise and registration.
On this website you can find listings of upcoming hearings, including appeal hearings, a bank of past decisions, guidance and resources, and information for all who are required or wishing to attend a hearing. You can also find information about our independent Committees made up of dental professionals and lay people who adjudicate on the cases brought to us.
Recent decisions
| Date | Name | Outcome | Type of hearing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.06.25 | SADEGHZADEH-ARAGHI, Ariyan | Conditions continued | Interim Orders Committee |
| 26.06.25 | PITCHFORTH, Ashkan | To be confirmed | Interim Orders Committee |
| 25.06.25 | WILLIAMS, Jonathan | Interim Conditions | Interim Orders Committee |
| 25.06.25 | PEREZ, John Howard Balane | Suspension continued | Interim Orders Committee |
| 24.06.25 | OWENS, Sharnie-Leigh | Revoke conditions, impose suspension | Interim Orders Committee |
| 24.06.25 | SHAH, Imran Ali | Suspension continued | Interim Orders Committee |
| 24.06.25 | JOHNSON-SMITH, Philip James | Suspension continued | Interim Orders Committee |
| 23.06.25 | GWYER, David Anthony J | Adjourned Part Heard | Professional Conduct Committee |
| 23.06.25 | WOOD, Vanessa | Interim Conditions | Interim Orders Committee |
| 23.06.25 | RUHPARWAR, Nilufar | To be confirmed | Professional Conduct Committee |
Upcoming hearings
| Date | Name | Type of hearing |
|---|---|---|
| 07.07.25 | BASTANI-BOSHEHRI, Elena | Professional Conduct Committee |
| 07.07.25 | RAHMAN, Yasir Samee Ur | Professional Conduct Committee |
| 07.07.25 | BASTANI-BOSHEHRI, Sanaz | Professional Conduct Committee |
| 04.07.25 | MCCARTHY, Abraham Mohamed Kinnie | Interim Orders Committee |
| 02.07.25 | FRANCIOSO, Erika | Interim Orders Committee |
| 30.06.25 | AHITAN, Balwinder Singh | Professional Conduct Committee |