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State regulators have suspended the license of an Iowa dentist who is accused of being drunk while performing a root canal on a prisoner at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Image and caption courtesy of the Iowa Department of Corrections.
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The Iowa dentist who was convicted in April of public intoxication after performing a root canal on a patient is still waiting for the Iowa Dental Board's final action in the case.
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