Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — interim orders hearing
GDC panel imposes 18-month interim conditions on dentist Zain Sharaz
The General Dental Council's Interim Orders Committee has placed 18 months of conditions on dentist Zain Sharaz's registration, with a review due in six months. The conditions are set out on his GDC register entry, and the order carries no finding that the allegations are proved.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 20 August 2026 · Updated 31 August 2026
Interim order imposed (interim restrictions imposed) — 18 months
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What does “interim restrictions imposed” mean?
An interim order is a precautionary restriction imposed before the regulator's investigation is complete. It is not a finding of fault — the underlying allegations have not yet been adjudicated.
Concerning Zain Sharaz, dentist (General Dental Council 298766).
Decision date: 20 August 2026 · Hearing started 20 August 2026
In plain English
The GDC tribunal decided that conditions should be placed on dentist Zain Sharaz's registration for 18 months. The Interim Orders Committee made the order on 20 August 2026 and said it would be reviewed in six months. The conditions themselves appear on his entry in the GDC register rather than in this hearing record. An interim order is a temporary measure while a case is looked at. It is not a finding that the allegations are proved.
Charges
Not stated in the published hearing record. The Dental Professionals Hearings Service page for this hearing lists the outcome only; no determination document was available. An interim order is made before the allegations have been adjudicated.
Findings
The published record states the outcome only: on 20 August 2026 the Interim Orders Committee imposed conditions on Mr Sharaz's registration for a period of 18 months, to be reviewed in six months. The record states that the conditions are listed on his entry in the GDC register and does not reproduce them. The Committee's reasons are not in the published record. An interim order is a temporary measure imposed while a case is investigated and is not a finding that the allegations are proved.
Source
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