The Regional Dentistry Council of the Federal District (CRO-DF), the professional body that licenses dentists in Brazil's capital region, voted unanimously to revoke the license of dentist Gustavo Chiovatto Najjar, who has been accused of rape by at least eight patients and already convicted in one case. The decision, made in early August, still needs to be confirmed by the Federal Dentistry Council to take final effect, according to G1.

In its ruling, the council said Najjar's conduct violated duties of 'respect, dignity, good faith, loyalty, probity and protection of the person treated,' and undermined trust in the dentist-patient relationship. Given the 'exceptional severity of the recognized ethical violations,' the board considered revoking his license an appropriate and proportional measure.

Conviction and other complaints

In 2024, Najjar was convicted by Brasília's 3rd Criminal Court and sentenced to six years in prison, initially under a semi-open regime, for one of the rape cases. His defense said at the time it would appeal the sentence. According to Civil Police investigators, the victim met the dentist through social media and went to his office for a consultation related to a cosmetic procedure.

The woman told police that during the appointment, Najjar began asking questions about her body before sexually assaulting her. Forensic exams by the Legal Medical Institute (IML) found injuries consistent with sexual abuse, and DNA testing matched genetic material from semen found in samples collected from the victim to Najjar. After the first complaint became public, seven other women came forward to the Civil Police with similar accounts.

G1 said it sought comment from Najjar's defense regarding the license revocation but had not received a response by the time of its original report. The outlet said the space remains open for him to respond.