Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — interim orders hearing

Interim order imposed (interim restrictions imposed) — 15 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 Riaz Mohamed Sharif, dentist (General Dental Council 294376).

Decision date: 10 August 2026 · Hearing started 10 August 2026

In plain English

The GDC tribunal decided that conditions should be placed on Riaz Mohamed Sharif's registration as a dentist. The Interim Orders Committee imposed the conditions on 10 August 2026 for a period of 15 months. The record says the order will be reviewed in 6 months. No charges or findings of fact have been published for this hearing.

Findings

On 10 August 2026 the Interim Orders Committee imposed conditions on Mr Sharif's registration for a period of 15 months, to be reviewed in 6 months. No charges or findings of fact are published on the public hearing record for this interim hearing.

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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