Dental Commission Legal Actions

Practitioner and County

Date

Order Type

Cause of Action

Commission Action

Palacios, Jenny C

(dental assistant)

Thurston County

 3/3/2020

 Final Order on Non-Compliance

Failure to comply with a previous order issued by the disciplining authority.

Indefinite suspension until conditions of previous
order are met.

Chaudoin, Heather

(dental assistant)

King

3/4/2020

Final Order of Default

Criminal convictions discovered when applying for reactivation of expired credential including theft and forgery

Evaluation for substance abuse monitoring program.

Pan, Charles Henry

(dentist)

King

3/6/2020

Agreed Order

Infection control and recordkeeping violations, substandard care.

Permanent credential surrender with no right to reapply.

Pham, John

(dentist)

Lewis

3/6/2020

Agreed Order

Substandard care when extracting a tooth.

Restricted practice (including audits and having a proctor for certain procedures) for at least four years, $5,000 fine, reimbursement of $10,000 in expenses to the Commission, take and pass the dental jurisprudence examination.

Woodhead, Shannon Marie

(dental assistant)

Mason

3/6/2020

Agreed Order

Criminal convictions discovered when applying for reactivation of expired credential including possession of controlled substance, theft and trespassing.

Evaluation for substance abuse monitoring program.

Pacheco, Kaliska G.

(dentist)

King

3/9/2020

Agreed Order

Failure to comply with a previous order issued by the disciplining authority.

Credential placed on probation for two years. Respondent may not practice independently and must participate in therapy and sobriety program while on probation.

Kim, Steven

(dentist)

King

4/14/2020

Agreed Order

Infection control violations.

Compliance with unannounced infection control inspections for at two years, continuing education, $2,500 fine, reimbursement of $2,237.80 in expenses to the Commission, take and pass the dental jurisprudence examination.

Bean, Geoffrey Timothy

(dentist)

King

4/17/2020

Agreed Order

General anesthesia permit restricted in 2019 due to an incident involving a patient death and failing to report the incident to the Commission.

Restriction on administration of general anesthesia lifted with the following conditions: respondent will be mentored while administering any aspect of general anesthesia for two years, complete continuing education, and pay a $5,000 fine.

 Drew, James P.

 (dentist)

 Kitsap

4/17/2020

Agreed Order

Failure to comply with a previous order issued by the disciplining authority.

Indefinite suspension until conditions of previous order are met.

Shelby, James S.

(dentist)

Spokane

5/18/2020

Agreed Order

Four federal felonies related to conspiracy to distribute and distribution of controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose, and outside the usual course of professional practice.

Compliance monitoring for 5 years including: therapy, audits of prescription records, and restriction from applying for reinstatement of DEA registration for 3 years. Continuing education, $5,000 fine, reimbursement of $3,532.96 in expenses to the Commission, take and pass ethics course, take and pass jurisprudence examination.

Thurston, Joseph
William

(dentist)

King

6/8/2020

 Final Order of Default

Unprofessional conduct related to criminal convictions of harassment, disorderly conduct, malicious mischief, bail jumping, assault and theft.

Suspension of at least 5 years. Completion of substance use disorder evaluation, mental health evaluation and other conditions prior to reinstatement.

 Board of Denturists Legal Actions

The Board of Denturists had no legal actions for March - June 2020.