Sahar Rakhshanfar
- Full Name:
- Sahar Rakhshanfar
- Registration Number:
- 76782
- Current Status:
- Member
- Designated Electoral District:
- District 5
Concerns, Conditions and/or Professional Misconduct
Practice Information
Primary Practice
Viva Dental Orangeville
109-287 Broadway
Orangeville, ON, CA
L9W 1L2
- Sedation & Anesthesia Facility Permit:
- No
- CT Scanner Facility Permit:
- No
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Viva Dental Orangeville
109-287 Broadway Orangeville, ON, CA L9W 1L2- Sedation & Anesthesia Facility Permit:
- No
- CT Scanner Facility Permit:
- No
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Professional Corporation Information
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Dr. S. Rakhshanfar Dentistry Professional Corporation
27 Artinger Court
Toronto, ON, CA
M3B 1J9
Phone: 416-565-4455
- Certificate of Authorization Status:
- Cancelled at Corporation's Request
- Date of Cancellation:
- August 31, 2024
- Certificate of Authorization Issuance:
- June 27, 2019
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Sahar Rakhshanfar Dentistry Professional Corporation
55 Pinebush Rd #700
Cambridge, ON, CA
N1R 8K5
Phone:
- Certificate of Authorization Status:
- Current
- Certificate of Authorization Issuance:
- March 20, 2020
- Dr. Sahar Rakhshanfar - Imposed Terms, Conditions and Limitations
Academic Information
Dental Degree
- 2001
- Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
- 2008
- University of Toronto, Canada
This may not be a complete record of the member's academic information or continuing education.
Certificate(s) of Registration
Current Certificate(s) of Registration and Date(s) of Issuance
- General
Previous Certificate(s) of Registration
- General
- -
Initial Date of Registration
Other License(s)
Current Dental License(s)
Iran
Sedation & Anesthesia Details
Sedation Administration Authorization
Parenteral Conscious Sedation - 1 Drug OptionAllowed to act as a visiting provider?
NoPending Discipline
Case File: 24-1030
- Date of Referral to the Discipline Committee:
- Current Status:
- Pending (to be scheduled)
Allegations:
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Contravened the standards of practice in relation to inducing general anaesthesia or conscious sedation
- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
- Ordered/delegated/assigned unqualified person to perform an intraoral procedure
- Signed a certificate, report or similar document that contained a false, misleading or improper statement
- Submitted a false or misleading account or charge
Case File: 25-0066
- Date of Referral to the Discipline Committee:
- Current Status:
- Pending (to be scheduled)
Allegations:
- Charged excessive or unreasonable fees
- Contravened a standard of practice or failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession
- Failed to comply with Regulation respecting payment in advance for treatment provided on a fee for services basis
- Failed to keep records as required by the Regulations
Complaints & Reports Outcomes
Case File: 150202
- Decision Date:
- January 13, 2021
Specified Continuing Education or Remedial Program
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Course
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One-on-one individualized course in financial recordkeeping
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Practice Monitoring - Office Visits
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Practice to be monitored for 36 months following completion of course in financial recordkeeping
Case File: 150219
- Decision Date:
- January 13, 2021
Specified Continuing Education or Remedial Program
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Course
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One-on-one individualized course in financial recordkeeping
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Practice Monitoring - Office Visits
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Practice to be monitored for 36 months following completion of course in financial recordkeeping
Case File: 160118
- Decision Date:
- August 22, 2017
Specified Continuing Education or Remedial Program
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Course
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Dental Recordkeeping
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Course
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Fixed Prosthodontics, with emphasis on diagnostic work-ups and treatment planning; emphasis on diagnostic work-ups and treatment planning, including the use of appropriate radiographs or other imaging tools for diagnostic purposes
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Course
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Informed Consent
- Current Status:
- CONDNTMET
- Required Practice Monitoring - Office Visits
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for 24 months following completion of courses and mentoring
- Current Status:
- CONDNTMET
- Required Mentoring Program
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Mentor to review and approve diagnosis and treatment planning before prosthetic treatment is initiated
Case File: 160506
- Decision Date:
- July 29, 2019
Caution
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As a result of a complaint, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee decided to caution Dr. Sahar Rakhshanfar as follows: • You have a professional, ethical and legal responsibility to ensure that your patient records, including billing records, be maintained in a fulsome manner, and that these records accurately describe the treatment that was provided to patients and billed to patients or claimed from patient’s insurance companies.
Specified Continuing Education or Remedial Program
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Course
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Hands-on course in Pediatric Dentistry, including diagnosis and treatment planning
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Course
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The ProBE Program for Professional/Problem-Based Ethics
- Current Status:
- Completed
- Required Practice Monitoring - Office Visits
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Practice to be monitored for 48 months following completion of courses in Pediatric Dentistry and ProBe course for Professional/Problem-Based Ethics.
Case File: 190211
- Decision Date:
- December 01, 2021
Caution
- Current Status:
- Completed
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As a result of a complaint, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee decided to caution Dr. Sahar Rakhshanfar as follows: • Despite previous remediation by the College, your records were unsatisfactory in this case, which suggested that you had poor insight into the previous deficiencies of your recordkeeping. As a dentist in Ontario, you have a professional, legal and ethical responsibility to maintain a complete documentation of each patient’s dental care. Such documentation must include a clear and accurate record of your clinical observations and diagnosis, treatment options, the proposed and accepted treatment plan, a record of the treatment performed, details about any referrals, and the prognosis and/or outcome of treatment, all with reference to the correct teeth numbers. Clear, accurate and up-to-date patient records are essential to the delivery of high quality care. You must take seriously the remediation of recordkeeping deficiencies in your practice, because failure to do so again, after multiple remedial efforts, may result in more serious action being taken in the future. • In order to obtain your patient’s fully informed consent, it is imperative that you fully discuss your diagnoses, recommendations and treatment options with your patient, including the complexity and nature of the proposed treatments, and the associated risks of treatment. You must fully document the details of these discussions and the patient’s decision in your clinical notes, particularly when the discussion concerns complicated and extensive treatment. • With respect to your implant dentistry practice, you must perform a fulsome preliminary evaluation of the patient, which includes considering the physical and medical suitability of the patient to undergo dental implant treatment. You must complete a thorough pre-surgical assessment, including diagnostic work-ups, and prepare a comprehensive treatment plan. You must place dental implants at the correct positions, depths and angulations to ensure the viability of the implants and to allow for the fabrication of a functional and aesthetic prosthesis. • You must ensure that you never allow a patient to dictate the treatment you provide, particularly where doing so would be contrary to your professional judgement. • You should reflect on the seriousness of the panel’s concerns. You should diligently and consistently incorporate the lessons learned from the remediation ordered by the Discipline and ICR Committees such that your practice will be remediated.
Terms, Conditions and Limitations In Effect
Status: Completed
- Voluntary Course/Training
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- Comprehensive one on one hands-on course or courses in Implant Dentistry to include: • Diagnosis and treatment planning including but not limited to bone grafting, selection of implant type and size, and appropriate prosthesis design; • Case selection and recognizing when a case ought to be referred to a specialist; • Indications and contraindications for implant dentistry; • Appropriate imaging including, but not limited to, the use of CbCT and interpretation of findings; • Diagnostic records and case work -up; • Implant success, survival and failure, including maintenance and follow-up; • Appropriate recordkeeping including, but not limited to, the documentation of the specific implant(s) placed for each patient and the maintenance of a log of implant failure(s); • A review of the College’s Guideline on “Educational Requirements & Professional Responsibilities for Implant Dentistry”; and • An evaluative component.
- In Effect Since:
- Voluntary Practice Restriction
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- To restrict my practice such that I will not perform any phase of implant dentistry including, but not limited to, advising patients about implant treatment, treatment planning, case work-ups, and both the surgical and prosthetic phases of treatment
- In Effect Since:
- Voluntary Course/Training
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- Informed Consent. Member shall provide evidence of the successful completion of the aforementioned courses immediately following the completion of said course.
- In Effect Since:
- Voluntary Course/Training
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- RCDSO Recordkeeping. Member shall provide evidence of the successful completion of the aforementioned courses immediately following the completion of said course.
- In Effect Since:
- Voluntary Mentoring Program
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- To retain a dental specialist to act as a mentor. The mentor shall review and approve: • diagnosis and case selection, • treatment planning and case work -up for both the surgical and prosthetic phases of treatment, • type and interpretation of radiographs and models, • recordkeeping and maintenance of pre -treatment documentation, • referral protocols, • management of post-operative complications, • evaluation of post-surgical results to confirm appropriate placement, osseo-integration and readiness for restorative treatment, • final restorative results, • anything else the Mentor deems appropriate before approving my continuation of any implant cases. No new implant cases will be initiated until I have completed the course(s) • review and approve any ongoing/active implant cases and/or treatment plans prior to me rendering any implant treatment as of the date of signing this Undertaking; • make recommendations with respect to my provision of implant treatment and the need for any additional remedial training. I will abide by all recommendations made by the Mentor with respect to my provision of implant treatment, including the surgical and prosthetic aspects of implant therapy, and the need for any additional remedial training; • to provide referrals to other practitioners for all of my existing implant treatment cases, if any; • that I will only resume providing implant treatment, including both the surgical placement of implants and the prosthetic restoration of implants, subsequent to the successful completion of the course(s) and upon the retention of the Mentor, under the supervision of the Mentor • to provide to the College, at my expense, an initial report from the Mentor within one month of the Mentor being retained and a report every two months thereafter from the Mentor until such time as the Mentor is satisfied that the mentorship is completed and the ICR Committee is satisfied that the concerns raised in this complaint have been addressed and relieves me of the mentorship. The reports from the Mentor will include an assessment of the adequacy of my implant treatment. If no implant case is treated during any two-month period, no reporting from the mentor is required • in the event that my retained Mentor is no longer able to supervise me, to notify the College and cease providing implant treatment immediately until I am able to retain a new Mentor and according to the terms specified herein
- In Effect Since:
- Voluntary Monitoring of Practice (Office Visits)
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- 24 months of monitoring of practice commencing on the date of the first monitoring visit, which shall occur after the member advises the College of the satisfactory completion of the courses and the Mentor has advised the College of my satisfactory completion of the mentorship and the ICR Committee relieves me of the mentoring requirement. Maintain the working and opposing models, impressions and bite registrations (if possible), and lab prescriptions in order to facilitate the practice monitoring.
- In Effect Since:
Case File: 22-0854
- Decision Date:
- November 12, 2024
Specified Continuing Education or Remedial Program
- Required Clinical Supervision Program
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The Clinical Supervision (Level 1) of Dr. Rakhshanfar’s dental recordkeeping in accordance with the College’s Clinical Supervision Framework. Within 30 days, Dr. Rakhshanfar will retain a qualified dentist, approved by the College, to act as a Clinical Supervisor.
- Required Course
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A one-on-one course in dental recordkeeping.
- Required Practice Monitoring - Office Visits
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Practice to be monitored for 24 months following completion of course in recordkeeping and Clinical Supervision.
Discipline Results
Case File: H200005
- Date of Decision:
Allegations:
Guilty- Disgraceful, dishonourable, unprofessional or unethical conduct
- Failed to abide by written undertaking given to the College
- Used a name other than the member's name as set out in the Register in the course of providing or offering dental services
Penalty:
- $10000 to be paid to College
- Imposed Course/Training in Ethics (one-on-one course)
- Imposed Mentoring Program in relation to prosthodontic treatment, specifically bridges
- Imposed Practice Monitoring (office visits) for 48 months following completion of mentoring program
- Reprimand
- Suspension 8 months - effective Jun 13, 2020 to Feb 12, 2021
Terms, Conditions and Limitations In Effect
Status: In Effect
- Imposed Mentoring Program
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- in relation to prosthodontic treatment, specifically bridges
- In Effect Since:
- Imposed Practice Monitoring (office visits)
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- for 48 months following completion of mentoring program
- In Effect Since:
- Appealed:
- No
Decision Summary
Criminal Proceedings
Conditions of Release
- Date:
- Place:
- Dryden, Ontario
Details:
Notify police of any change of address, employment or occupation. No communication, directly or indirectly with any clients of Viva Dental at 104 King Street, Dryden, ON
Criminal Charges
- Date:
- Place:
- Dryden, Ontario
Details:
Fraud over $5000 contrary to Criminal Code section 380(1)(a)