Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — interim orders hearing
GDC's Interim Orders Committee continues conditions on dentist Sarah Griffiths
The General Dental Council's Interim Orders Committee has continued the conditions on dentist Sarah Elizabeth Anne Griffiths's registration for the remainder of an order due to expire on 8 October 2026. The GDC says it will ask the High Court to extend it.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 23 July 2026 · Updated 17 August 2026
Interim order extended (interim restrictions extended)
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What does “interim restrictions extended” mean?
An existing interim order has been extended for a further period while the investigation continues.
Concerning Sarah Elizabeth Anne Griffiths, dentist (General Dental Council 63590).
Decision date: 23 July 2026 · Hearing started 23 July 2026
In plain English
The GDC tribunal decided that the conditions on Ms Sarah Elizabeth Anne Griffiths's registration as a dentist should continue. At a review hearing on 23 July 2026, the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions for the rest of the order. The interim order was first imposed from 9 April 2025 for 18 months and is due to expire on 8 October 2026. The GDC has said it will apply to the High Court to extend it. The conditions themselves are listed on the GDC register. An interim order is not a finding that 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
At a review hearing on 23 July 2026 the Interim Orders Committee continued the conditions on Ms Griffiths's registration for the remainder of the order. The record states that the interim order was originally imposed from 9 April 2025 for 18 months and is due to expire on 8 October 2026, and that the GDC will be applying to the High Court for an extension. If that application is granted, the order will be reviewed in accordance with the GDC's statutory requirements. The conditions themselves are listed on the practitioner's GDC register entry. The Committee's reasons are not in the published record.
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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