DentistGeneral Dental Council 172165
Roshan Karunasekara
Roshan Karunasekara, dentist (General Dental Council 172165). Most recent decision: Struck off the register (the regulator’s term: erasure) on 16 January 2026 by the Dental Professionals Hearings Service.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Struck off the register (the regulator’s term: erasure), decided 16 January 2026 by the Dental Professionals Hearings Service.
What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
View the source determination on Dental Professionals Hearings Service
Decisions and hearings
Dental Professionals Hearings Servicesubstantive hearing
Struck off the register
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Roshan Karunasekara. It directed erasure from the dental register. The public outcome summary states: On 8 January 2026, the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Karunasekara from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. Please note Mr Karunasekara is now subject to 2 separate sanctions under separate cases. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
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