Joint penalty accepted for extensive dental misconduct across treatment, billing, consent, and records.
In a professional discipline hearing, the member admitted extensive misconduct involving substandard endodontic and restorative treatment, deficient recordkeeping, false and excessive insurance claims, failures of informed consent, and inadequate responses to the regulator’s inquiries across multiple patient files.
The panel accepted an agreed statement of facts and found the misconduct established as alleged in two Notices of Hearing.
The panel also accepted a joint submission on penalty, emphasizing public protection, specific and general deterrence, and rehabilitation.
A six-month suspension, practice restrictions, remedial education, practice monitoring, reprimand, and costs were ordered.