State Board of Dentistry public meetings in 2024
4 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
State Board of Dentistry
This is a procedural meeting notice for the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry's annual meeting. The agenda contains only boilerplate administrative items such as the meeting time, location, and accommodation request information. No specific decisions or discussions are listed.
The Board elected Dr. Jeet Patel as President, Dr. Kimberly Caldwell as Vice President, and Dr. David Baughman as Secretary-Treasurer. The Board also approved salary increases for staff and amended rules to allow board members to receive continuing education credit for meeting attendance.
- Elected Dr. Jeet Patel (President), Dr. Kimberly Caldwell (Vice President), and Dr. David Baughman (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, 2025 (Unanimous)
- Amended Rules 1611 and 1613 to grant board members one hour of continuing education credit per meeting attended (Unanimous)
- Approved proposed changes to Rules 1709, 1711, and 128 (Unanimous)
- Granted licenses to AA and SM and approved a consent decree signed by JHO (Unanimous)
- Approved and ratified the Silverwulf contract (Unanimous)
- Authorized new officers and executive directors to sign on all Board accounts (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes from the August 16, 2024 Special Board meeting and Office Management Committee meeting (Unanimous)
State Board of Dentistry
This is a special meeting of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate; no specific decisions or discussions are listed.
The Board approved the proposed budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and ratified a contract for Bruce Cranner. Additionally, the Board granted a license to HO and approved a consent decree for GSG following an executive session.
- Approved proposed budget for 2024-2025 fiscal year (unanimous)
- Approved Bruce Cranner contract (unanimous)
- Granted license to HO (unanimous)
- Approved consent decree signed by GSG (unanimous)
- Approved minutes of May 10, 2024 Special Board meeting (unanimous)
- Ratified acts and decisions of Board leadership since May 10, 2024 (unanimous)
- Approved May 10, 2024 Examination Committee minutes (unanimous)
- Approved May 10, 2024 Office Management Committee minutes (unanimous)
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry is holding a special meeting on May 10, 2024, at 10:30 AM at the JW Marriott New Orleans. The agenda text provided contains only procedural notice and location details, with no specific items listed for discussion or decision.
- Meeting location: JW Marriott New Orleans, 614 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
- Accommodation requests for video conference participation available via Rachel Daniel
The Board approved proposed budget amendments and the projected budget. It also approved amendments to Rule 1713 and authorized contracts for Sharp and Company, Groh Law Firm, and the Law Office of Peyton Burkhalter.
- Approved minutes of March 8, 2024 special meeting (unanimous)
- Ratified acts and decisions of Board leadership since March 8, 2024 (unanimous)
- Approved proposed budget amendments and projected budget (unanimous)
- Approved minutes of March 8, 2024 Office Management Committee meeting (unanimous)
- Approved proposed amendments to Rule 1713 (unanimous)
- Approved contracts for Sharp and Company, Groh Law Firm, and Law Office of Peyton Burkhalter (unanimous)
- Set 2025 meeting dates for March 21, May 9, August 15, and December 5
State Board of Dentistry
The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry will hold a special meeting on March 8, 2024, in New Orleans. 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 failed to renew for 2022-2023. It also approved several legal representation resolutions and established a succession plan for board officers.
- Revoked licenses for dentists and hygienists who failed to renew for 2022-2023 (Unanimous)
- Approved First Amendment to Agreement Containing Consent Decree with Dr. David Reed (Unanimous)
- Granted a license to ML (Unanimous)
- Approved resolution language for The Groh Law Firm (Unanimous)
- Approved resolution language for Law Office of Peyton B. Burkhalter (Unanimous)
- Approved resolution language and ratified contract for Law Office of Milling Benson Woodward, LLP (Unanimous)
- Approved officer succession plan if Dr. Dumas cannot complete his term (Unanimous)
- Approved minutes from December 8, 2023, for Office Management, Anesthesia, and Nominating committees (Unanimous)