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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Gibbs, Marshall (dentist) Spokane |
7/24/2020 |
Agreed Order |
Substandard care when extracting a tooth. |
Respondent must refund the patient, pay a $3,000 fine to the Commission, take continuing education, and take and pass the jurisprudence examination. |
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Hsu, Richard Pao-Yuan (dentist) Washington (OR) |
7/8/2020 |
Agreed Order |
Suspension of Oregon dentist license. |
Suspension with no right to reapply until suspenion in Oregon is lifted. |
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Richey, Brandy (dentist) Stevens |
9/24/2020 |
Agreed Order |
Failure to comply with a previous order issued by the disciplining authority. |
Indefinite suspension. |
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Lu, Constant (dentist) Clark |
10/28/2020 |
Agreed Order |
Substandard care related to treatment of several patients. |
Respondent must refund the patients, pay a $10,000 fine and $5,5221 reimbursement of investigative costs to the Commission, take continuing education, and take and pass the jurisprudence examination. |
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McCombs, Ronald (dentist) Pierce |
10/30/2020 |
Default Order |
Failure to respond to letter of cooperation or statement of charges related to a boundary violation. |
Indefinite suspension. Respondent must pay a $5,000 fine, undergo a mental health evaluation, take and pass the jurisprudence examination, and respond to the letter of cooperation prior to petitioning for reinstatement. |
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Patterson, Aprile (dental assistant) Okanogan |
10/30/2020 |
Default Order |
Failure to respond to statement of charges related to sexual misconduct. |
Suspension with no right to reapply for at least 3 years from the effective date of this order. Respondent must pay a $250 fine and take continuing education prior to petitioning for reinstatement. |
Board of Denturists Legal Actions |
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The Board of Denturists had no legal actions for July - October 2020. |
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