Discipline Hearings
Hearings of the Discipline Committee are open to the public.
At this time, hearings will be held via videoconference and begin at 9:00 a.m. unless stated otherwise. If you would like to attend a discipline hearing noted below, please contact the Hearings Office at hearingsoffice@rcdso.org.
Dr. Andrew Wai-Ming Kwong
23-0933
Hearing Dates:
- February 11, 2025
Allegations:
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Falsified a record
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Kevin F.M. Bacchus
24-0502
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a federal, provincial, territorial law, municipal by-law or rule of a public hospital
24-0503
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a provision of Dentistry Act, RHPA, or Regulations
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Joseph Stephen Bakty
24-0135
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Failed to abide by written undertaking given to the College
24-0136
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Behnam Bohluli-Zanjani
24-0985
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened the standards of practice in relation to inducing general anaesthesia or conscious sedation
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
Dr. Rolando Pineda Estrabillo
24-0318
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Failed to comply with order of the Discipline Committee or Fitness to Practise Committee
Dr. Walter M. Heidary
24-0315
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
24-0316
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
Dr. Aura Milagro Hidalgo
24-0773
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Recommended or provided an unnecessary dental service
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
24-0774
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
Dr. Hisham Farouk Kaloti
24-0642
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Misrepresented a treatment, remedy, device or procedure
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Charged excessive or unreasonable fees
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
24-0643
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Misrepresented a treatment, remedy, device or procedure
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
24-0644
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Misrepresented a treatment, remedy, device or procedure
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
24-0645
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Misrepresented a treatment, remedy, device or procedure
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
24-0646
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Incompetence
24-0647
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Misrepresented a treatment, remedy, device or procedure
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
24-0648
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
Dr. Kevin Corry Kliman
24-0310
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
24-0311
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
24-0312
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
24-0313
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
24-0314
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
Dr. Mark Alan Kochman
24-0405
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
24-0769
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Abuse of a patient
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Sexual abuse of a patient
Dr. Daniel Lee
24-0570
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Rami Majid-Agha
24-0986
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Failed to provide accurate information to the College
24-0987
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Yuriy Pawluk
24-0246
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Failed to reply appropriately or within a reasonable time to a written enquiry made by the College
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Charged excessive or unreasonable fees
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Sahar Rakhshanfar
22-0461
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
24-1030
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Ordered/delegated/assigned unqualified person to perform an intraoral procedure
- Contravened the standards of practice in relation to inducing general anaesthesia or conscious sedation
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Shivesh Harish Ruparelia
24-0317
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
Dr. Vicken Vincent Takvorian
24-0277
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Jeffrey Tse
24-1054
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Failed to reply appropriately or within a reasonable time to a written enquiry made by the College
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Discontinued dental services that were needed, without reasonable cause
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
24-1055
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Failed to reply appropriately or within a reasonable time to a written enquiry made by the College
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Discontinued dental services that were needed, without reasonable cause
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
24-1056
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Failed to reply appropriately or within a reasonable time to a written enquiry made by the College
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Ivan Tucakov
24-0883
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Falsified a record
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Used a name other than the member's name as set out in the Register in the course of providing or offering dental services
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Linda Priscilla Verge
24-0818
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Failure to complete the Practice Enhancement Tool (PET)
- Failure to cooperate with the Quality Assurance Committee
Dr. Solomon David Weiss
24-0444
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Treated without consent
- Treated a disease that member knew or ought to have known was beyond his/her expertise or competence
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
Dr. Benjamin Woo
24-0414
Hearing Dates:
- To be scheduled
Allegations:
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
- Charged excessive or unreasonable fees
- Charged to a patient, a lab fee that was more than the actual commercial lab fee incurred by the dentist