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Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — interim orders hearing

GDC committee imposes 18-month interim conditions on dentist Imran Afzal

The General Dental Council's Interim Orders Committee has imposed interim conditions on dentist Imran Afzal's registration for 18 months, to be reviewed after six months. The interim order was made on 22 June 2026; no findings on his fitness to practise have been made.

MedicWatch editorial · Published 22 June 2026 · Updated 8 July 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 Imran Afzal, dentist (General Dental Council 185816).

Decision date: 22 June 2026 · Hearing started 22 June 2026

In plain English

The GDC's Interim Orders Committee decided that Imran Afzal, a dentist, should be subject to interim conditions on his registration for a period of 18 months, to be reviewed after six months. The committee imposed these interim conditions on 22 June 2026. This was an interim decision and no findings of fact about his fitness to practise have been made at this stage. The conditions are listed on his register entry.

Findings

The Interim Orders Committee imposed interim conditions on Mr Afzal's registration for a period of 18 months, to be reviewed in six months. The conditions are recorded on his register entry. As an interim decision, no findings of fact on his fitness to practise were made.

Source

All facts on this page are drawn from the publicly published Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination linked below. MedicWatch does not editorialise the regulator’s findings.

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