Clark KauffmanLegal IssuesDentist surrenders license over ‘chaotic’ dental procedureAn Iowa dentist who mistakenly extracted a patient's tooth without painkillers has surrendered his license.March 5, 2026Legal IssuesDentist cited for unnecessary, expensive treatments to keep his licenseAn Iowa dentist charged with repeatedly performing expensive, unnecessary dental procedures on patients will retain his license.March 4, 2026Legal IssuesDentist with disciplinary history cited for infection control issuesThe sanctioned dentist's prior violations included cocaine use and sales.January 14, 2026Legal IssuesDentist with long disciplinary history, now 79, agrees to surrender his licenseA Fort Dodge, IA, dentist is repeatedly accused of taking patients’ medications.January 9, 2026Legal Issues2nd dentist involved in patient death faces multiple disciplinary chargesAn Iowa dentist accused of participating in a surgical procedure that ended with the patient’s death is now facing multiple disciplinary charges.January 5, 2026Regulatory UpdatesBoard reinstates license of dentist convicted of being intoxicated at workThe dentist claimed he was "poisoned" by others while working.December 30, 2025Legal IssuesIowa dentist, charged with incompetence, surrenders licenseA central Iowa dentist agreed to surrender her license after being charged with professional incompetence in the case of a patient who lost six teeth.October 16, 2025Legal IssuesIowa dentists accused of incompetence, sexual misconduct, fraudSeveral dentists have recently been sanctioned by the Iowa Dental Board for allegations that include professional incompetence, fraud, and sexual misconduct involving a patient.October 8, 2025Regulatory UpdatesAfter 6 malpractice claims, dentist is sanctioned a 3rd time, once his license expiresA former West Des Moines, IA, dentist who has been sued six times for medical malpractice has been sanctioned for the third time by the Iowa Dental Board.July 17, 2025Legal IssuesAfter serving time on drug and weapons charges, Iowa dentist has license reinstatedAn Iowa dentist who served a prison sentence on drug and weapons charges has had his license restored by state regulators.June 9, 2025Page 1 of 3Next PageTop StoriesLegal IssuesUnlicensed dentist arrested, faces decade in prisonAn unlicensed dentist caught operating from an apartment faces a decade-long prison sentence.FluorideDentists say stick with water fluoridation -- it worksDental EducationDental students are burned outOffice ManagementDo’s and don’ts for managing your practiceLegal IssuesImposter dentist case ends in mistrial
