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Public Meeting Notice  Board of Registration in Dentistry meeting — February 2, 2022

Wednesday, February 2, 2022
8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Posted: January 27, 2022 6:12 a.m.

Overview   of Board of Registration in Dentistry meeting — February 2, 2022

If you need reasonable accommodations in order to participate in the meeting, contact the DPH ADA Coordinator Kevin Lovaincy, phone: (617) 937-9947, in advance of the meeting. While the Board will do its best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may require distinctive requests or the hiring of outside contractors and may not be available if requested immediately before the meeting.

General Session is open to the public and may be viewed and/or heard via WebEx.

Webex information

If at all possible, please call the Board at (617) 973-0970 at least 24 hours before the meeting to request an email invitation to attend this meeting by video conference. The invitation will contain a direct link to the meeting.

You may also obtain video and audio access to all sessions of the meeting open to the public through the following link:

Call-in number for audio-only attendance

  • 1- (617) 315-0704 (toll) or 1-(650) 479-3208 (toll) only if you have no access to video conference
  • Access code: 2533 702 6413
  • Attendee ID: #

Agenda

Time # Item
8:30 a.m. I
  1. Call to order
  2. Determination of quorum
  3. Approval of agenda
8:32 a.m. II Executive Session (closed to the public)

The Board will meet in Executive Session as authorized pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(1) for the purposes of discussing the reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or to discuss the discipline or dismissal of, or complaints or charges brought against an individual.

Specifically, the Board will discuss and evaluate pending disciplinary complaints that involve medical records and information of patients.
9:30 a.m. III Administrative Matters
  1. SRTA update of statistics for dental exams
  2. Board concerns: “Patient First” legislation
  3. Challenge of IELTS score requirement: Dr. Fernanda Dante Martinez de Freitas, applying for limited dental licensure
  4. Staff action authority GMC licensure report
  5. Review of general session minutes of January 5, 2022
10:15 a.m. IV Probation Matter
  • Probation monthly report
10:20 a.m. V Complaint Resolution: Pending Board Matters
  1. SA-INV-17144: Dr. John Gentile
  2. SA-INV-17145: Dr. John Gentile
  3. SA-INV-17774: Dr. John Gentile
  4. DEN-2020-0050: Vanessa Figueroa, RDA
  5. SA-INV-15614: Dr. David Shulman
  6. DEN-2020-0092: Dr. Neide Machado Coutinho
  7. DEN-2020-0122: Dr. Virginia Shahinian
11 a.m. VI Flex Session
11:15 a.m. VII Review of Proposed Regulations
  • 234 CMR 2.00, 5.00, 6.00 and 7.00
12:45 p.m.   Adjournment

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