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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Schwend, Christina Erminia (dental assistant) Snohomish |
3/18/2021 |
Agreed Order |
Failure to comply; refused an offer to enter a substance abuse monitoring program. |
Indefinite suspension; enrollment in substance abuse monitoring program required prior to reinstatement petition. |
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Ortega, Britany R (dental assistant) Pierce |
3/24/2021 |
Default Order |
Failure to respond to a Statement of Charges related to pleading guilty to second-degree assault. |
Indefinite suspension followed by at least two years of probation; payment of $250 fine; quarterly employer reports. |
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Ragil, Leona B (dental assistant) King |
3/25/2021 |
Agreed Order |
Theft from her employer, as well as providing a filling to |
Suspension of at least one month, followed by three years |
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St. Marie, Luke Edward (dentist) King |
5/6/2021 |
Agreed Order |
Unprofessional conduct related to fraudulent narcotic prescriptions and violating boundaries with employees. |
Indefinite suspension; enrollment in substance abuse monitoring program and ethics and boundaries course required prior to reinstatement petition. |
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Powell, Brant Lloyd (dentist) Pierce |
5/10/2021 |
Agreed Order |
Substandard care related to tooth extractions on several different patients. |
Permanent restriction from using intravenous agents or general anesthesia under moderate sedation permit; payment of $12,500 fine and $9,673 in cost recovery to the Commission; 38 hours of continuing education; compliance with random audits and sedation administration monitoring by a proctor. |
Board of Denturists Legal Actions |
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| Practitioner and County |
Date |
Order Type |
Cause of Action |
Board Action |
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The Board of Denturists had no legal actions for March - June 2021. |
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