Sunyana Sharma succeeds in getting no misconduct finding for dental practitioner who pretended to be GDC employee

18th December 2025

3PB's regulatory and disciplinary barrister Sunyana SharmaSunyana SharmaCall: 2006 represented a dental practitioner at misconduct proceedings for allegations of failing to treat colleagues with dignity and respect, in which it was alleged she had bullied and persistently called a colleague with whom her professional relationship had broken down and that she had failed to maintain her professional behaviour by wanting to fight with another colleague. The hearing included successful half time submissions on two of the charges and the General Dental Council (GDC) failed to prove that the registrant’s conduct amounted to bullying.

A finding of no misconduct was found in relation to the remaining allegations which included using offensive language and claiming to be a GDC employee in a telephone call.

Sunyana SharmaSunyana SharmaCall: 2006 is a specialist counsel practicing in professional disciplinary work, maritime and fishing law, inquests, health and safety law and all areas of regulatory compliance and consumer protection. Sunyana sits as an Assistant Coroner for Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth and as a Deputy District Judge in Civil and Family law.

Sunyana Sharma was instructed by Stephen Hooper and Samuel Ashley-Williams from Clyde & Co's Professional Discipline and Regulation team.

To instruct Sunyana, please contact her clerks Edward Holdstock via [email protected] or by telephone on 01962 868 884 or David Snook via [email protected] or telephone him on 01865 793 736.