DentistGeneral Dental Council 249351
Waqas Sikander
Waqas Sikander, dentist (General Dental Council 249351). Most recent decision: Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) on 24 July 2026 by the Dental Professionals Hearings Service.
Last verified against the General Dental Council register on 1 May 2026.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Conditions on practice (practising with restrictions) for 1 year, decided 24 July 2026 by the Dental Professionals Hearings Service.
What does “practising with restrictions” mean?
Conditions of practice allow the practitioner to keep working but only subject to specific restrictions — for example, supervision, limits on certain procedures, or required reporting to the regulator.
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Decisions and hearings
Dental Professionals Hearings Servicesubstantive hearing
Conditions on practice(practising with restrictions)· 1 year
The GDC tribunal decided that Mr Waqas Sikander, a dentist, should practise under conditions for 12 months. The Professional Conduct Committee found that his fitness to practise was impaired by misconduct. It found proved failings in radiographic reporting and record keeping across a number of patients, treatment started on the wrong tooth, and a crown fitted without offering root canal treatment first. Allegations of dishonesty were not proved, and deficient professional performance was not made out. The Committee found genuine contrition and targeted retraining, but said his insight was still developing. The order takes effect immediately and will be reviewed.
Dental Professionals Hearings Serviceinterim orders hearing
Interim order extended(interim restrictions extended)
The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided at a review hearing on 28 May 2026 that the interim conditions on dentist Waqas Sikander's registration should continue for the remainder of a 12-month High Court extension. The conditions were first imposed in September 2022 for 15 months and the High Court has extended the order three times, most recently in October 2025. The order will be reviewed in six months.
Dental Professionals Hearings Serviceinterim orders hearing
Interim order imposed(interim restrictions imposed)
The Dental Professionals Hearings Service published an Interim Orders Committee decision for Waqas Sikander. The committee continued the interim conditions. This is an interim, precautionary decision while the GDC process continues, and the public detail page does not record final findings about the underlying concerns.
Practitioner details
- Year qualified
- 2013
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