State Board of Dentistry public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry is holding its annual meeting on December 8, 2023. The provided agenda contains only the notice of the meeting and no specific action items or discussion topics.
The Board elected a new President, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer. It approved salary increases for staff and granted licenses to three individuals. The Board also modified a consent decree for Dr. David Reed.
- Elected Dr. Jay Dumas (President), Dr. Jeet Patel (Vice President), and Dr. Kimberly Caldwell (Secretary-Treasurer) (Unanimous)
- Approved 10% rewards payment for eligible classified staff and 10% salary raises for Dr. Hickham and Ms. Conner starting January 1, 2024 (Unanimous)
- Removed prohibition on Dr. David Reed applying to be a Medicaid provider (Unanimous)
- Granted licenses to DF, DK, and FB (Unanimous)
- Approved proposed changes to Rule 313 (Unanimous)
- Ratified consent decrees regarding DMR and WFH (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes from August 18, 2023, Board and committee meetings (Unanimous)
- Authorized new officers and executive directors as signatories on Board bank accounts (Unanimous)
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry is holding its annual meeting on August 18, 2023. The provided agenda contains only the notice of the meeting and no specific discussion items or decisions.
The Board voted against adopting the dental compact produced by the Council on State Governments and approved the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget. Other key actions included updating sedation permit continuing education requirements and approving several service contracts.
- Rejected the dental compact produced by the Council on State Governments (unanimous)
- Approved the proposed budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year (unanimous)
- Changed sedation and pediatric sedation permit CE requirements to 6 hours every 2 years (unanimous)
- Approved license for JPJ (unanimous)
- Removed consent decree limitations for WFH provided he does not routinely treat children under 13 (unanimous)
- Approved contracts for Bruce Cranner, Jon Jeffcoat, SilverWulf’s Computer Service, INC., MiraComp Technologies, Inc., and Thentia USA Inc. (unanimous)
- Approved the Louisiana Dental Association's EDDA course for Board Rule 504 (unanimous)
- Approved minutes from the May 12, 2023 Special Board meeting (unanimous)
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry is holding a special meeting on May 12, 2023. The agenda provided contains only the meeting notice and does not list specific discussion items or decisions.
The Board approved revisions to the 2022-2023 budget and ratified contracts for Peyton B. Burkhalter and The Groh Law Firm. The Board also ratified a consent decree with LJB following an executive session.
- Approved 2022-2023 budget revisions (unanimous)
- Ratified contract of Peyton B. Burkhalter (unanimous)
- Ratified contract of The Groh Law Firm (unanimous)
- Ratified executed consent decree with LJB (unanimous)
- Approved March 10, 2023 Special Board meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved acts and decisions of leadership since March 10, 2023 (unanimous)
- Approved March 10, 2023 Licensing and Credentials Committee minutes (unanimous)
- Approved March 10, 2023 Office Management and Rulemaking Committee minutes (unanimous)
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry has issued a notice for its annual meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place at the JW Marriott New Orleans.
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry approved several rule changes regarding licensure and anesthesia providers. The Board also revoked licenses for practitioners who failed to renew for 2021-2022 and ratified multiple professional contracts.
- Revoked licenses of dentists and hygienists who failed to renew for 2021-2022 (Unanimous)
- Revised Rule 1709(C) to extend examination score validity for initial licensure from 3 to 5 years (Unanimous)
- Revised Rules 122(A) and 301(C) to remove the list of accepted specialties in favor of accreditation standards (Unanimous)
- Revised Rule 1509(A) to update the list of acceptable third-party anesthesia providers (Unanimous)
- Approved resolutions for The Groh Law Firm and the Law Office of Peyton B. Burkhalter (Unanimous)
- Ratified contract of the Healthcare Providers Foundation of Louisiana (Unanimous)
- Ratified contract of Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, L.L.P. (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes from December 2, 2022 Board and committee meetings (Unanimous)