Ban too lenient for dentist who made sexual comments

Warning: This story contains comments of a racist nature and references to sexual violence

A six-month ban for a dentist who told one female colleague “I have my rape eye on you” – and another that he would “pour acid” on his own daughter if she dated a black man – was too lenient, a court has ruled.

Dr Yasir Rahman was found to have told junior colleagues he had a ranking system for women on how much he wanted to have sex with them – while on one occasion “inappropriately” stroked one on the arms.

The “pattern” of “degrading” behaviour occurred at a dental practice in Manchester between 2020 and 2023, before a dental nurse complained.

The suspension was imposed in July 2025 by an independent committee after a General Dental Council investigation, but was scrapped by the High Court.

The court heard how Rahman, who qualified in 1999 and has worked at practices across Manchester and in Burnley, Lancashire, regularly told his female colleagues about his sex life, including an affair he had with an 18-year-old woman.

He made comments about how attractive he found female patients, including that it was “a shame” that one woman “had a pretty face but such a small chest”, and that another “had a nice bum”.