Persons Prohibited from Practising Dentistry
The individuals listed below are not registered with the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and are not entitled to practise dentistry in Ontario or to hold themselves out as a person who is qualified to practise as a dentist or in a speciality of dentistry in Ontario. They are each prohibited from practising dentistry or holding themselves out to practise dentistry by an order of the Superior Court of Ontario.
- Latif Alsoma (a.k.a. Abdul Latif Alsoma and Abdul Latif) – Mississauga – August 13, 2018
- Omar Anwar – Ottawa – October 4, 2017
- Amit Bhambu – Mississauga – March 27, 2018
- Gzim Bytyqi (a.k.a. Jimmy Connolly) – Toronto/Ottawa/Gatineau – April 4, 2008
- Yasong Chen – Scarborough/Markham – October 30, 2013
- David Chuang – Brampton – August 30, 2004
- Khaled Emile Hashem – Ottawa – October 15, 2014
- Ahmad Hassoun – Windsor – December 14, 2007
- Mario Hervas – Toronto – April 10, 2000
- Mohamad Ebrahim Hoodfar – Toronto – June 25, 1999
- Velimir Ivanovski – Mississauga – October 18, 1999
- Sergey Kolomeytsev – Vaughan – March 23, 2021
- Zygmunt Kurasz – Toronto – August 17, 1999
- Ina Navitskaya – Vaughan – January 3, 2017
- Richard Pass – Thornhill – March 1, 2021
- Bogdan Pavlyshyn – Toronto – March 22, 2011
- Abram Peters – Courtland – December 4, 2008
- Mima Petkova-Peeva (a.k.a. Mima Petkova) – Etobicoke – March 1, 2017
- Alexander Shterenberg (a.k.a. Alex Shterenberg) – Richmond Hill – November 28, 2007
- Humberto Solano Rosania – London – June 16, 2010
- Vladimir Tsvetkov – Toronto – July 18, 2016
- Jovanka Zizek – Richmond Hill – September 23, 2016
- Jeffrey Swartz – Toronto – March 28, 2022
Who should I contact about unauthorized practitioners?
If you are aware of these individuals, or anyone else working without being registered with the RCDSO, please contact:
Gillian Slaughter
Director, Professional Conduct and Regulatory Affairs
gslaughter@rcdso.org