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 September 10, 2007

The September 10, 2007 meeting of the New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners convened at 3:00 p.m. with the following members present:

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

Absent: None

The Board approved the minutes of August 6, 2007 as amended.

PUBLIC MINUTES

Hearing – 4:26 PM – Daniel Vasquez, DDS, Docket #07-02

The President of the Board, Dr. Eliot L. Paisner (Presiding Officer) commenced a public hearing pursuant to RSA 317-A:17, RSA 317-A:18 and Dental Administrative Rules Den 206 and Den 210. Board members Ronald J. Hrinda, DMD, Gerald A. Smith, DMD and Stacy A. Plourde, RDH were recused. The issues addressed included the failure of Dr. Vasquez (Respondent) to respond to Board inquiries and his failure to adequately diagnose, treat and monitor his treatment results, as well as respond to his patient’s concerns, in violation of RSA 317-A:17 II (d) and (e), Den 501.01 (a) and Principles of Ethics 1, 2 and 3. Dr. Vasquez plead true to all allegations except one. The Board agreed to amend the one allegation to meet the Respondent’s concern. No further findings of fact were requested by Hearing Counsel or Respondent through his counsel, Attorney Brad Stolzer.

Hearing Counsel presented 12 exhibits. Respondent testified on his own behalf and presented 9 exhibits.

Dr. Paisner closed the hearing at 5:20 PM.

  1. Statutes and Rules

    1. Rule Proposals

      1. Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Administration by Hygienists – Authorized by HB 1671 in 2006. The Board will promulgate a rule to specify how a hygienist can qualify to administer Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen. The Board voted to refer this task to its Conscious Sedation Committee, and will invite Donna Clougherty, Dental Auxiliaries Department Head of the New Hampshire Technical Institute, to take part.

      2. Rule package 2007-II – These rule amendments address fees and are in the rule making process.

  2. Board Meetings for 2008 – The Board voted to accept the 2008 schedule.

  3. Continuing Education Form – The Board voted to accept amendments to the biennial registration form.

  4. Home Addresses – The New Hampshire Dental Hygienists Association is seeking the home addresses of New Hampshire dental hygienists. The Board voted to table this matter until October to determine the legal issues, if any, and the Board–s options.

  5. General Practice Residencies – The Board has been asked to address ways to facilitate the admission of dental residents to ADA accredited general practice residencies in New Hampshire. This will probably require a statutory change. The Board voted to refer the matter to its Statutory Committee.

  6. Access to Care – Representative Kennedy has asked the Board for its input regarding volunteer retired dentists improving access to care. The Board voted to send a letter to Representative Kennedy expressing its support for the concept but also stating that the most significant limiting factors for volunteers are facilities and equipment not liability insurance.

  7. Conscious Sedation Evaluations – The Board voted to send a follow-up letter to the 3 dentists who did evaluations 5 years ago. The Board has received no reply to last month’s letter asking if they were still interested in doing evaluations.

  8. AAOMS Guidelines – The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons recommends that dentists be ACLS qualified if they employ physicians, dentists or nurse practitioners from hospital anesthesiology staffs to practice in their dental offices. The Board concurs and voted to amend its rules to make ACLS training a requirement so more capable assistance would be available to the anesthesiologist during an untoward event.

  9. Informational

    1. Continuing Education Recognition Programs
    2. Advanced Hygiene Practitioners
    3. Hygiene Practice Standards
    4. Requests for Submission (India)
    5. U.S. Public Health Service – The Public Health Services issued a statement that the banning of amalgam would "increase expenditure for dental care, decrease utilization, increase untreated disease."
    6. FDA Safety Information
    7. Communication (Arizona Board)
    8. Professional Learning Service
    9. NH Technical Institute Courses
    10. ADEX Annual Report
    11. CODA Report
    12. NH Dental Shortage area
    13. Maine Dentist
    14. Dental Ethics

QUALIFICATION AND LICENSURE

  1. Public Health Programs

    The Board voted to accept the annual reports of the following Programs:

    School Smiles
    Monadnock Healthy Teeth

  2. Dental Assisting School

    A dentist is proposing to establish a dental assisting school which would meet on Saturdays for 10 weeks. He is seeking Board accreditation. The Board voted to establish an ad hoc committee to study the proposal.

  3. Fee Waiver

    The Board voted to waive the late registration fee for Mahmoud F. Nasr, DDS.

  4. Foreign Dental Graduates

    E. Castillo – The Board voted to deny his request to administer local anesthesia.
    * R. Medina – The Board voted to grant permission to perform coronal polishing.

  5. Interrupted Practice

    The Board voted not to waive Den 301.04, the requirements for an active license after a period of non-practice, for Sheila Swartz, RDS and Philip Marcus, DMD.

  6. Hygiene Applications Approved

    Angela M. Phillips, RDH
    Alison F. Jean, RDH
    Jacquelyn M. Daly, RDH
    Allison L. Creevy, RDH
    Jessica M. Gendron, RDH
    Jane E. Hedstrom, RDH
    Lynn L. Finocchi, RDH
    Lindsay R. Paradis, RDH

  7. Dental Applications Approved

    Talal Dimachki, DDS
    Patrick B. Vaughn, DDS
    Carlos Bouassi, DMD
    Rishi Saxena, DMD
    Paola Pabon, DMD

  8. Inactive to Active

    Penny B. Loschiavo, DH

  9. Volunteer License

    Dr. MacIsaac – The Board voted to grant Dr. MacIsaac a volunteer license to provide dental treatment to his wife.

  10. General Anesthesia/Sedation Permit

    The Board voted to grant Dr. Buchanan, DDS a general anesthesia/sedation permit.

* Plourde, RDH opposed

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