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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Jennifer K. Preble (Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary) Spokane County |
6/13/2023 |
Default |
Ms. Preble failed to comply with the agreement upon terms and conditions of agreed WRAMP contract. |
Indefinite suspension. Prior to petitioning for reinstatement, shall contact monitoring program. |
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Michael Johnson (Dentist) Minnesota |
8/15/2023 |
Agreed |
Unprofessional Conduct |
Dental license and Dental General Anesthesia permits are restricted until completion of the ethics and boundaries assessment services examination. Must complete 40 hours of CE, allow the Department to audit at least four general anesthesia records every four months for a period of three years, pay $20,000 fine, reimbursement of $10,000 and refund three patient fees. |
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Spencer C. Woodbury (Dentist) Utah |
9/19/2023 |
Agreed |
Unprofessional Conduct. |
License has been placed on probation for the period of at least two years, must complete PROBE program, disclosure of order to patients, allowance of unannounced audit of records and review, and must pay cost recovery fee of $12,716. |
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Steven Kim (Dentist) King County
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11/1/2023 |
Agreed |
Numerous violations of failed inspections, potential for injury to be caused by violations. |
Pay fine of $5,000, reimbursement of $2,335.12, 30 hours of continuing education on infection control and emergency management, unannounced inspections on infection control inspection twice a year over the next two years. Additionally, Kim will be required to contract with an outside vendor to manage infection control with monthly visits for a period of two years. |
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Sam Wise (Dentist) Texas
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11/17/2023 |
Agreed |
Unprofessional Conduct. |
Reprimanded for practicing beyond the scope of practice. Pay fine of $20,000 and $25,000 in cost recovery. Prior to applying for license reactivation, Mr. Wise must show proof of compliance of the following: 60-day notice of intent to reactivate license, complete the jurisprudence exam, 32 hours of continuing education, must pass the exam with Ethics and Boundaries Assessment Services. The commission may also audit records on an unannounced basis. |
Board of Denturists Legal Actions |
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Date |
Order Type |
Cause of Action |
Board Action |
| The Board of Denturists had no legal actions for August- November 2023. | ||||