State Board of Dentistry public meetings in 2022
4 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry will hold its annual meeting on December 2, 2022. The agenda provided is a notice of meeting and does not list specific discussion items or decisions.
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry elected a new president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer. The Board approved salary raises for executive staff and authorized specific continuing education waivers for pediatric dentists. A licensure application for an individual identified as F.A. was approved pending certain conditions.
- Elected Dr. Tom Price (President), Dr. Jay Dumas (Vice President), and Dr. Jeet Patel (Secretary-Treasurer) (Unanimous)
- Approved 10% rewards and recognition payment for eligible classified staff and 10% salary raises for Dr. Hickham and Ms. Conner effective January 1, 2023
- Authorized Anesthesia Committee Chair to grant waivers for 12 hours of adult sedation continuing education for specific pediatric dentists
- Approved licensure application for F.A. pending application completion and Rule 103 revision (Unanimous)
- Ratified contract with Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts (Unanimous)
- Authorized new officers and executive directors to sign on all Board accounts (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes from August 19, 2022, Board and committee meetings (Unanimous)
- Granted President and Executive Director authority to release bank security on Board accounts (Unanimous)
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry will hold a special meeting on August 19, 2022. The agenda provided is a notice of meeting and contains no specific discussion items or decisions.
The Board adopted the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 and amended rules regarding licensure by credentials. Two individual licensure applications were approved following an executive session. The Board also ratified several professional contracts.
- Approved proposed budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 (unanimous)
- Amended Rule 306(A)(5) and Rule 706(A)(5) to remove live patient requirement for initial licensure exams (unanimous)
- Revised Rule 103(2) to allow Board discretion for licensure by credentials (unanimous)
- Approved licensure application for T.T. to practice dental hygiene (unanimous)
- Approved licensure application for O.A. to practice dentistry (unanimous)
- Amended Rule 710(E) to remove specific interview and timeframe requirements (unanimous)
- Ratified contracts with Sharp and Co. and Celia Cangelosi (unanimous)
- Tabled action on alternative pathways to licensure (unanimous)
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry is convening a special meeting on May 6, 2022. The provided agenda contains only the notice of the meeting and no specific action items or discussion topics.
The Board revoked the licenses of dentists and hygienists who did not timely renew for 2020-2021. The Board also adopted an amended budget and set meeting dates for 2023. A proposal to allow all continuing education to be completed online for 2022 renewals failed.
- Revoked licenses for dentists and hygienists who failed to timely renew for 2020-2021 (Unanimous)
- Adopted proposed amended budget (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes of March 11, 2022 special Board meeting (Unanimous)
- Ratified acts and decisions of Board leadership since March 11, 2022 (Unanimous)
- Denied motion to allow all CE to be done online for those renewing at the end of 2022 (Failed due to no second)
- Set 2023 meeting dates for 3/10, 5/12, 8/18, and 12/8-9
- Referred licensure by post-graduate program request to Licensing and Credentials Committee
- Referred specialty rules discussion to Rulemaking Committee
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry has issued a notice for a special meeting to be held in New Orleans. The agenda for this specific meeting notice contains only procedural information regarding the time and location.
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry approved a rule change regarding the general supervision of hygienists in licensed nursing homes. The Board also granted a dental license to one applicant and waived a practice-hour requirement for another applicant contingent on evaluation. Additionally, the Board ratified a consent decree involving Dr. Steven Ripple.
- Approved rule change adding Rule 702 regarding general supervision of hygienists in licensed nursing homes (Unanimous)
- Approved licensure application for D.L. (Unanimous)
- Waived 1,000-hour practice requirement for J.T., contingent on evaluation and remediation (Unanimous)
- Ratified consent decree involving Dr. Steven Ripple (Unanimous)
- Delayed revocation of licenses not renewed until next meeting (Board option)
- Approved minutes from December 11, 2022 meeting (Unanimous)
- Ratified acts of President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer, and Executive Director since December 11, 2022 (Unanimous)
- Changed annual meeting date to the first weekend of December (Agreed)