Action being taken against Shankland

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Wow, looks like people decided to stand up to the guy, and the dental board is responding with a hearing. One of the complaints is that he failed to perform cultures and sensitivities. Let's hope oral surgeons take notice and start doing their jobs properly for a change. penny OHIO STATE DENTAL BOARD77 SOUTH HIGH STREET, 18TH FLOORCOLUMBUS, OHIO 43215-6135 August 23, 2006 IN RE: The Suitability ofWesley G. Shankland, D.D.S. License 30.015769ZTo Retain His LicenseTo Practice Dentistry ))))) NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR

HEARING TO: Wesley G. Shankland, D.D.S.6011 Cleveland AvenueColumbus, Ohio 43231 ))) 00-25-0603; 04-25-0260 In accordance with Chapter 119. and Chapter 4715. of the Ohio Revised Code, you are hereby notified that the Ohio State Dental Board intends to determine whether or not to warn, reprimand or otherwise discipline you or to suspend or revoke your license to practice dentistry in Ohio for one or more of the following reasons. COUNT 1 From approximately January 8, 1999 to May 31, 2001, you performed surgery(ies) on Patients #2, #8 through #12 without adequate preoperative diagnostic testing. COUNT 2 During your treatment of the following patients, you removed teeth without proper diagnosis supporting such extraction.

Patient No. 891012 Teeth26 and 292,3,13,14 and 15151414211311 and 12 Approximate Dates of Treatment 06/09/0107/16/0109/06/0005/17/0112/28/9901/10/000217/0103/27/01 COUNT 3 During your treatment of the following patients, you performed excessive and/or unnecessary surgery(ies). Patient No. 289101112 Approximate Dates

of Treatment 03/29/00, 11/17/00 and 05/3/0109/16/99, 11/23/99, 05/02100, 10/26/00 and 06/08/0105/18/01 and 07/16/0112/10/99, 05/31/00, 05/17/01 and 09/14/0110/19/9912/28/99, 01/10/00, 11/10/00, 02107/01, 03/27/01, 04/23/01 and 04/09/01 COUNT 4 From approximately December 10, 1997 through January 15, 2003, you caused iatrogenic injuries that were ultimately responsible the loss of teeth 23, 23, 26 and 27 on Patient # 2. COUNT 5 On the following patients on approximately the dates indicated, you failed to consider alternative treatments. Patient No. 2911 Approximate Dates of Treatment 05/19/9805/18/01 and

07/16/0110/19/99 COUNT 6 During your treatment of Patients # 8, 9, 10, 11 you failed to do culture and sensitivity testing for microorganisms. COUNT 7 On or about October 19, 1999. you failed to diagnose and treat a chronic infectious process in the area of tooth 8 on Patient # 11. COUNT 8 From approximately January 8, 1999 to May 31, 2001, you prescribed excessive amounts of opioids to Patients # 3 and 5. COUNT 9 From approximately January B, 1999 to May 31, 2001, you prescribed meperidine chronically to Patient # 7. This opioid is unequivocally contraindicated for chronic pain management. COUNT 10 From approximately January 8, 1999 to May 31, 2001, you prescribed to Patients # 1 through # 7 approximately 2-3 times the maximum daily dose of APAP (Acetaminophen) without any periodic

liver function tests to assure they are not experiencing hepatotoxicity. COUNT 11 From approximately January 6, 1999 to May 31, 2001, for Patients # 1 through # 7, you failed to measure pain intensity and/or document your findings in order to assess benefits from opioids therapy. COUNT 12 From the dates of September 1999 to April 2002 you prescribed carisoprodol (Soma) in amounts that exceeded maximum recommended daily doses to Patient # 13. COUNT 13 From the dates of November 19, 1999 to January 31, 2001 you prescribed Ambien in amounts that exceeded maximum recommended daily doses to Patient # 2. COUNT 14 From approximately January 8, 1999 to May 31, 2001, you prescribed opioids chronically, without evidence of efforts to wean the patients' dosages or attempt alternative management of their condition for Patients # 1 through # 7. Your

conduct as alleged in counts one (1) through fourteen (14) above constitutes dental care that departs from the accepted standards. In accordance with Section 471S.30(A)(7) of the Ohio Revised Code: The holder of a certificate or license issued under this chapter is subject to disciplinary action by the state dental board for any of the following reasons . . . (7) Providing or allowing dental hygienists or other practitioners of auxiliary dental occupations working under his supervision, or a dentist holding a temporary limited continuing education license under division © of section 4715.16 of the Revised Code working under his direct supervision, to provide dental care that departs from or fails to conform to accepted standards for the profession, whether or not injury to a patient results. Additionally, with regard to counts 8-10 and 11-14, in accordance with Ohio Revised code §4715.30(A)(6) a licensee is subject to discipline for: "Selling,

prescribing, giving away, or administering drugs for other than legal and legitimate therapeutic purposes, or conviction of violating any law of this state or the federal government regulating the possession, distribution, or use of any drug;" Pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Ohio Revised Code, you are advised that you are entitled to a hearing on this matter. If you wish to request such a hearing, the request must be made in writing and must be received in the offices of the Ohio State Dental Board within thirty (30) days of the date of the mailing of this Notice. You are further advised that you are entitled to appear at such hearing in person, or by your attorney, or you may present your position, arguments or contentions in writing, and that at the hearing you may present evidence and examine witnesses appearing for or against you. In the event that there is no request for such hearing made within thirty (30) days of the date of

the mailing of this Notice, the Ohio State Dental Board may, in your absence, and upon consideration of the foregoing charges, in its discretion, warn, reprimand or otherwise discipline you, or suspend or revoke your license. BY THE ORDER OF THE OHIO STATE DENTAL BOARD EDWARD R. HILLS, D.D.S.Secretary SEAL I, Lili C. Reitz, Executive Director of the Ohio State Dental Board, hereby certify that the foregoing Notice of Opportunity for Hearing was mailed to Wesley G, Shankland, D.D.S. by Certified U.S, Mail, on August 24, 2006. Lili C. ReitzExecutive Director SEAL http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/display.asp?webtag=NICOandAPS & msg=1216.1