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GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL
AND
RAZA, Muhammad Saqib
[Registration number: 246911]
NOTICE OF INQUIRY
SUBSTANTIVE HEARING
Notice that an inquiry will be conducted by a Practice Committee of the General Dental
Council, at:
ETC Venues
Liverpool Street – Norton Folgate
Bishopsgate Court, 4-12 Norton Folgate
London
E1 6DQ
Commencing at 09:30 11 February 2015
The charges contained within this sheet are current at the date of publication. They are
subject to amendments at any time before or during the hearing. For the final charges,
findings of fact and determination against the registrant, please visit the Recent Hearings
page at www.gdc-uk.org after this hearing has finished.
Committee Members:
Legal Adviser:
Brent Weller
(Dentist) (Chair)
Andrew Popat
(Lay)
Clare Howe
(DCP)
Alain Gogarty
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CHARGE
Muhammad Saqib RAZA, a dentist, registered as of Apartment 2, 26 Wolsey Island
Way, Leicester, Leicestershire LE4 5EY; BDS Baqai 2002, LDS RCS Eng 2013, is
summoned to appear before the Professional Conduct Committee on 11 February 2015
for an inquiry into the following charge:
“That you being registered as a Dentist:
1.
In December 2011, you sent a number of text messages to the Informant
(specified in Schedule 1);
2.
The Informant in 1. was a colleague working in the same dental team as you
in December 2011;
3.
One or more of the messages in 1. threatened to reveal allegations
regarding the informant’s sexual orientation to family members;
4.
One or more of the text messages in 1. was
5.
a.
Homophobic; and/or
b.
Abusive; and/or
c.
Insulting; and/or
d.
Threatening;
Your conduct in relation to 1. and/or 3. was
a.
Unprofessional; and/or
b.
Inappropriate; and/or
c.
Discriminatory.
and therefore your fitness to practise as a dentist is impaired by reason of misconduct.”
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