Washington Dental Commission - July Newsletter

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Plain Talk for Informed Consent

How do we inform patients, who are partners in their own care, about their treatments? Read more here

New Antibiotic Stewardship Resource for Patients and Providers

The Washington State Department of Health’s Antimicrobial Stewardship team is excited to share a new resource for dental patients and providers. Read more here

New Antibiotic Stewardship Resource for Patients

Famous vs Infamous

Meet Dr. Lytle S. Adams, the Pennsylvania dentist whose wild imagination turned cavities into chaos and bats into bombs! As a dentist from Pennsylvania myself, bizarre Pennsylvania dentists are very common. Learn more here

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EFDAs vs RDHs

Let’s start by reviewing the key definitions of close supervision and general supervisionRead more here

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Article Quick Links

Plain Talk for Informed Consent

New Antibiotic Stewardship Resource for Patients and Providers

Famous vs Infamous 

EFDAs vs RDHs

 

Dental Rules and Laws

RCW 18.32

WAC 246-817

RCW 18.260

RCW 18.350

RCW 18.130

WAC 246-12

WAC 246-16

RCW 70.02

Commission Members

Bryan Swanson, DDS, Chair

Sonia Pal, DMD, Vice-Chair

McKinley Rainey, Public Member

Miryam Nossa, EFDA

Evelyn Harry, EFDA

Tiffany Bass, DDS

Nisha Sharoff, DDS

Carolin Spice, Public Member

Rama Oskouian, DMD

Cheon Joo Yoon, DDS

Marlynne Fulton, Public Member

Seung Yu, DDS

Sarah Khan, DMD

Ji Choi, DDS

Erich Jurges, DDS

 

Commission Staff and Contact Information

Trina Crawford
Executive Director

Debbie Gardner
Program Manager

Lady Bah
Assistant Program Manager

Deonna Chartrey
Case Manager

Department of Health
PO Box 47852
Olympia, WA
98504-7852

Customer Service
360-236-4700

Dentist Website

Contact the Commission

DOH 646-175
July 2025