NEW HAMPSHIRE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS

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New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
2 Industrial Park Drive
Concord, NH 03301

Meeting Minutes of July 9, 2007

The July 9, 2007 meeting of the New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners convened at 3:00 p.m. with the following members present:

Ronald J. Hrinda, DMD, Chair
Eliot L. Paisner, DMD
Neil S. Hiltunen, DMD
Charles F. Post, DMD
Marshall A. Baldassarre, DMD
Linda M. Seedner, RDH
Stacy A. Plourde, RDH
Hon. Vivian Desmaris, Public Member

Absent: Gerald A. Smith, DMD

The Board voted to approve the minutes of June 4, 2007 as amended.

PUBLIC MINUTES

  1. Statutes and Rules

    1. Statutory Proposals

      1. SB 164 – This bill, proposed by the Board and supported by the Dental Society, became law on July 1, 2007.

    2. Rule Proposals

      1. Package 2007 – I-The Board submitted it’s final proposal.

  2. Dental Residents – Presently there are no general practice residency programs remaining in New Hampshire. These programs are one year in length and allow recent graduates of dental schools to practice in a structured environment approved by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Accreditation (CODA) while they develop their newly acquired dental skills. The New Hampshire Dental Practice Act (RSA 317-A) allows such programs and the Board supports their establishment. Dental students early in their senior year of dental school may pass a third party clinical examination, apply to a residency program, and upon graduation apply for a New Hampshire dental license.

    The Board would ensure a smooth, responsive licensure process so qualified dentists are licensed soon after graduation prior to the beginning of their residencies.

  3. Continuing Education – RSA 317-A:12 states: "The Board shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: XI. Continuing education requirements for licensees." The Board’s continuing education rules were adopted in 1992 and with a few minor amendments have worked well. The process of reporting, reviewing and auditing continuing education is, however, labor intensive. The Board discussed simplifying the first two phases of the process at the next biennial registration. The Board will further address this topic at its next meeting.

  4. Conscious Sedation – The Board will ask its consultant Conscious Sedation Evaluation Committee to reevaluate the facility, equipment, drugs and staff of dental practices as they pertain to the use of conscious sedation, pursuant to Den 304.02.

  5. Election of Board Officers – Pursuant to RSA 317-A:4 II, "The Board shall choose one of its members as president and one of its members as vice president." This is traditionally done in July. The Board voted to appoint Eliot L. Paisner, DMD, president, and Neil S. Hiltunen, DMD as vice president.

  6. Informational

    1. AADE Editorial
    2. Kentucky
    3. North Carolina
    4. Thank You (from complainant)
    5. Semi-annual Project Update
    6. State Boards President Report (Hiltunen)
    7. EB/Newspaper Articles
    8. NH Charitable Trust
    9. Local anesthesia

QUALIFICATION AND LICENSURE

  1. Local Anesthesia Permit

    The Board voted to issue a local anesthesia permit to Ivanka E. Almonte, RDH.

  2. General Anesthesia/Deep Sedation Permits

    The Board received a request for general anesthesia sedation permits from four dentists in a single practice.  They intend to employ physician anesthesiologists.  The Board believes such an arrangement would provide a much needed service.  The anesthesiologists will have to be licensed in New Hampshire and employed by a New Hampshire Health Care Facility, pursuant to Den 304.02(b)(3)a 3.

  3. Public Health Programs

    1. Seacoast Healthy Grins – The Board voted to accept its annual report.
    2. Concord Dental Sealant Coalition –The Board voted to accept its dental program under public health supervision.
    3. Oral Health Program for the Merrimack County Nursing Home – The Board voted to accept its dental program under public health supervision.

  4. Volunteer Licensure

    1. The Board voted to renew the volunteer license of Dean A. Giftos, DDS, FAC with restrictions to certain phases of dentistry.
    2. The Board voted to issue an active license to George A. Biron, DMD.  Dr. Biron presently holds a volunteer license.  His practice will be limited to removable prosthetics at Eliot Hospital.  Dr. Biron will be required to complete 20 hours of continuing education, including an infection control course and CPR certification.

  5. Hygiene Applications Approved

    Natalie Cook, RDH
    Carolyn B. Walker, RDH
    Corinne A. Remillard, RDH
    Belinda L. Broneske, RDH
    Angela D. Sullivan, RDH
    Laurianne M. Brown, RDH
    Jo-Ann B. Moulton, RDH
    Lyudmila O. Falcon, RDH
    Kelsey A. Tozier, RDH
    Sarah A. Maziarz, RDH
    Elizabeth I. Murphy, RDH
    Charity L. Hews, RDH
    Heidi J. Monterisi, RDH
    Katie E. Brodien, RDH
    Stacy M. Moore, RDH
    Brenna J. Stone, RDH
    Penny J. Niles, RDH
    Ashley A. Murphy, RDH
    Khristina L. Hoey, RDH
    Alyssa K. Bono, RDH
    Crystal M. Vinyard, RDH
    Jenny A. Greeley, RDH
    Chandra A. Matson, RDH
    Paula M. Ouellette, RDH
    Sarah A. LeBlanc, RDH
    Samantha L. Brizuela, RDH
    Maegan Charlene Coyle, RDH
    Heather Arline Demanche, RDH
    Amy Lee Simon, RDH
    Elizabeth Lynne Doucet, RDH
    Kathleen M. Kelly Haverty, RDH
    Holly Nina White, RDH
    Cassandra Elizabeth MacIver, RDH

  6. Dental Applications Approved

    Whitney E.Goode, DMD
    Jedediah L. Janisse, DMD
    Margaret N. Janisse, DMD
    Rakesh Kumar, DDS
    Gregory E. Maddalena, DDS
    Matthew J. Nealon, DDS
    Christine A. Rosato, DMD
    Jyoti Thapa, DDS
    Panagiotis D. Tziros, DMD
    Richard C. Bolduc, DMD
    Robert F. Andrus, DDS
    Mario Montanez, DDS
    Ronald C. Montano, DDS

Members of the Board voted unanimously, unless otherwise indicated.

Members of the Board voted unanimously to go into non-public session for the purpose of discussing investigations of alleged licensee misconduct, noting that such a non-public session is authorized by RSA 91-A:3 and the Board’s executive and deliberative privileges.

Raymond J. Jarvis, DMD
Executive Secretary

Dental Examiners Board