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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Yeh, Cynthia Leu (Dentist) Pierce |
01/11/2022 |
Agreed Order |
Failed to meet the standard of care in prescribing controlled substances. |
Credential suspended; prior to reinstatement, must pursue further education and pass examination |
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Panahpour, Alireza (Dentist) King |
1/11/2022 |
Waiver Order |
Sexual misconduct and contact. |
5 year suspension; prior to reinstatement must complete Ethics and boundary assessment, complete 5 essays areas on fraud, professional standards, unprofessional conduct and boundaries. |
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Young, Andrew (Dentist) King |
01/24/2022 |
Agreed Order |
Unprofessional conduct related to fraudulent narcotic prescriptions. |
Enrollment in substance abuse monitoring program. |
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Shah, Mihir (Dentist) Ohio |
03/22/2022 |
Final Order Compliance |
Surrendered license in California |
Two year probation and condition on license; applicant shall not engage in solo practice; complete 35 hours of continuing education including areas of ethics, recordkeeping, crowns and bridges, oral surgery and endodontics. |
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Bult, Faith (Dentist) Whatcom |
03/23/2022 |
Agreed Order |
Injury in 2020 leading to inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety. |
Must comply with program that assesses and monitors health and skills. |
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Buck, Garrett (Dentist) King |
05/24/2022 |
Agreed Order |
Substandard care related to treatment on patients. |
Compliance with unannounced patient audits; 21 hours of continuing education including ethics, risk management, pediatric dentistry; respondent shall take and pass Jurisprudence Examination; pay fine to the commission in the amount of 3,000 within 9 months. |
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Godbolt, Emerson Grant (Dentist) Spokane |
05/24/2022 |
Agreed Order |
Substandard care related to treatment on patient. |
Compliance with unannounced patient audits; 21 hours of containing education including areas of pediatric dentistry, risk management, restorative dentistry, charting; respondent shall take and pass Jurisprudence Examination; reimburse cost to Commission in the amount of 2,000. |
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Keller, Shawn Martin (Dentist) King |
05/24/2022 |
Agreed Order |
Substandard patient care, unethical narcotic prescribing, failed to pass infection control inspection. |
Compliance with unannounced patient audits every six months over the next five years; conduct infection control inspections up to four times a year over the next 5 years; pay fine of 50,000 to the commission within 12 months; will attend and receive an unconditional pass from the Professional/Problem Based Ethics Course. |
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Crane, Mandy Shanee (Dental Assistant) Cowlitz |
06/10/2022
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Agreed Order |
Felony charges including possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, motor vehicle theft, and identity theft. |
Enroll in a substance abuse monitoring program. |
Denturist Legal Actions |
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Practitioner and County |
Date |
Order Type |
Cause of Action |
Commission Action |
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Melner, Gene (Denturist) Snohomish |
5/25/2022 | Default Order | Unprofessional conduct. | Failure to respond; indefinitely suspended. |