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Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — review hearing

Practising with restrictions — 18 months

The regulator’s term: conditions on practice

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.

Concerning Xiang Yao Lam, dentist (General Dental Council 283795).

Decision date: 5 December 2024 · Hearing started 5 December 2024

This sanction period has elapsed.

In plain English

The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Xiang Yao Lam. It imposed, extended or varied conditions for 18 months. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 5 December 2024, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the conditions on Mr Lam's registration, originally imposed on 19 December 2022, for a further 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order. The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.

Charges

The DPHS public detail page records a Professional Conduct Committee decision. The official determination PDF is linked as the source document. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 5 December 2024, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the conditions on Mr Lam's registration, originally imposed on 19 December 2022, for a further 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order.

Findings

The GDC committee imposed, extended or varied conditions for 18 months for Xiang Yao Lam. The public outcome summary states: At a review hearing on 5 December 2024, the Professional Conduct Committee extended the conditions on Mr Lam's registration, originally imposed on 19 December 2022, for a further 18 months. This will be reviewed before the end of the order.

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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