The following are final actions taken by the Commission, Secretary of Health, or Board of Denturists.
Notices of decision on applications, modifications to orders, terminations of orders, and stipulations
to informal discipline are not listed. The actions below have been edited for clarity and brevity. You
can view the actual orders on the provider credential search webpage.
Dental Commission Legal Actions |
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Practitioner and County |
Date |
Order Type |
Cause of Action |
Commission Action |
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Phuong-Oanh, Liem Duy (dentist) Clark |
10/31/2019 |
Final Order |
Fraudulent Medicaid reimbursement claims, billing and unprofessional conduct. |
Indefinite suspension, $50,000 fine, $10,000 discipline cost reimbursement to the Commission. |
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Strange, Geoffrey Robert (dentist) King |
10/29/2019 |
Agreed Order |
Substandard care in treating a patient whose smoking affected her dental health |
Refund to the patient, discipline cost reimbursement to the Commission, continuing education, take and pass jurisprudence exam. |
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Hood, James Gerard (dentist) Spokane |
12/11/2019 |
Final Order of Default |
Unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to medical condition. |
Permanent revocation with no right to reapply. |
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Garcia, Mindy R. (dental assistant) Clark |
12/11/2019 |
Agreed Order |
Previous action taken against nursing assistant and health care assistant credentials due to substance abuse. |
Evaluation for substance abuse monitoring program. |
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Kawa, Bill (dentist) Michigan |
02/26/2020 |
Final Order of Default |
Failure to respond or comply with order from the disciplinary authority. |
Indefinite suspension until conditions of previous order are met. |
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Sebastian, Ronald A. (dentist) King |
01/29/2020 |
Agreed Order |
Substandard care involving anesthesia, documentation, opioid prescribing, and sedation. |
Restricted conditions of sedation permit for at least one year, $10,000 fine, $10,000 discipline cost reimbursement to the Commission, take and pass jurisprudence exam, continuing education. |
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Schwend, Christina Erminia (dental assistant) Snohomish |
01/28/2020 |
Agreed Order |
Practicing without a valid license; forged narcotics prescribing. |
Evaluation for substance abuse monitoring program, $1,000 fine, $1,505 discipline cost reimbursement to the Commission, take and pass jurisprudence exam, continuing education. |
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Lizotte, Wendy Jean (dental assistant) Snohomish |
01/30/2020 |
Agreed Order |
Forged narcotics prescribing. |
Evaluation for substance abuse monitoring program, $500 fine, $1,348 discipline cost reimbursement to the Commission, take and pass jurisprudence exam, continuing education. |
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Powerll, Brant (dentist) Pierce |
01/29/2020 |
Summary Action Order |
Substandard care and practicing outside his scope of practice involving sedation. |
Summary suspension of moderate sedation with parenteral agents permit pending further disciplinary proceedings by the Commission. |
Board of Denturists Legal Actions |
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The Board of Denturists had no legal actions for November 2019 - February 2020. |
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