DISCIPLINARY ACTION REPORT - Tennessee

Disciplinary Action Report

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DISCIPLINARY ACTION REPORT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-1-114 requires the Tennessee

Department of Health to issue a monthly media release listing all disciplinary actions taken by the

health related boards during the prior month. Below is a list of actions taken in April 2016 Detailed

information

about

disciplinary

actions

is

available

on

our

website

at

. Enter the name of the person. When the license

information comes up, click either "disciplinary action¡± or ¡°adverse licensure action¡± in the right

column.

BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Angela Echols, CTA, Mount Juliet

Practiced on lapsed license

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Angela Echols, CXT, Mount Juliet

Practiced on lapsed license

Assessed $100 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Janie Haun, DC, Kingsport*

Failed to pay student loan

License suspended

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

William L. Hendon, DC, Nashville

Immoral, unethical, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $800 civil penalty and costs not to

exceed $2,000

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Kristan Beth Howard, CTA, Cleveland

Failed to pay student loan

License suspended

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

John Charles Lay, DC, Maryville

Failed to pay student loan

License suspended

Licensee:

Violation:

Bobby Lee Myers, DC, Cordova

Immoral, unethical, unprofessional or dishonorable conduct; knowingly or

purposefully incorrectly reporting services rendered, reporting incorrect treatment

dates or reporting charges for services not rendered for the purpose of obtaining

payment from a third-party payor

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $3,000 civil penalty and costs not to

exceed $3,000

Action:

*Delayed reporting by Board, license disciplined June 2014

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BOARD OF DENTISTRY

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Edward A. Adelman, DDS, Nashville

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: equipment and drugs on a list

available from the Board and currently indicated for the treatment of the above

listed emergency conditions must be present and readily available for use.

Emergency protocols must include training in the use of this equipment and these

drugs

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $100 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Latoya P. Alexander, RDA, Memphis

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Janet A. Attkisson, RDA, Nashville

Practiced on lapsed license

Assessed $250 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Tamera A. Behrens, RDA, Gallatin

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Carrie L. Bell, RDA, Nashville

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Daniel C. Burchfield, DDS, Hendersonville

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: obtain a minimum of four (4)

hours of continuing education in the subject of anesthesia and/or sedation as part

of the required forty (40) hours of continuing education for dental licensure

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $400 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Kimberly A. Carroll, RDH, Humboldt

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $300 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Rhondalynn D. Christy, RDA, Murfreesboro

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Jayme L. Cogbill, RDA, Millington

Practiced on lapsed license

Assessed $1,000 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Deborah Compton, RDA, Gallatin

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

F. Wayne Conley, DDS, Covington

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Violation:

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Action:

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: maintain current certification in

ACLS(a pediatric dentist may substitute PALS)

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $2,300 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Anitra Craig, DDS, Bossier City, LA

Failed to pay student loan

License suspended

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Morgan S. Crawford, RDA, Smyrna

Practiced on lapsed license

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Tina Louise Cross, RDA, Murfreesboro

Practiced on lapsed license

Assessed $100 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Nancy P. Castillo-Cruz, RDA, Hopkinsville, KY

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Donald E. Cummings, DDS, Murfreesboro

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: maintain current certification in

ACLS(a pediatric dentist may substitute PALS)

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $700 civil penalty

Action:

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Adam Davis, DDS, Mt. Juliet

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: obtain a minimum of four (4)

hours of continuing education in the subject of anesthesia and/or sedation as part

of the required forty (40) hours of continuing education for dental licensure

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $400 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Paula G. Carter-Demirhisar, RDA, Nashville

Failed to pay student loan

License suspended

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Jennifer Dubowsky, RDA, Springfield

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

David C. Ellis, DDS, Greenbrier

Negligence

License reprimanded; assessed $500 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Crystal L. England, RDA, Murfreesboro

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Cynthia R. Evans, RDA, Dover

Practiced on lapsed license

Assessed $50 civil penalty

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Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Rebecca Cross Gardin, RDA, Powell

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Alan L. Garner, DDS, Jackson

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $600 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

David Gary, RDA, Ruidoso, MN

Unprofessional, dishonorable or unethical conduct; a violation or attempted

violation, directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, or

conspiring to violate, any provision of this chapter of any lawful order of the board

issued pursuant thereto or any criminal statute of the state of Tennessee

License suspended with terms; assessed costs not to exceed $5,000

Action:

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Sherry A. Gates, DDS, Germantown

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: equipment and drugs on a list

available from the Board and currently indicated for the treatment of the above

listed emergency conditions must be present and readily available for use.

Emergency protocols must include training in the use of this equipment and these

drugs

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $400 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Heather Greenwood, RDH, Jacksboro

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $300 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Ashley N. Gregg, RDA, Elizabethton

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Terry Grondin, RDA, Cordova

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Katherine Ham, DDS, Hendersonville

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: obtain a minimum of four (4)

hours of continuing education in the subject of anesthesia and/or sedation as part

of the required forty (40) hours of continuing education for dental licensure

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $400 civil penalty

Action:

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Jerry L. Hancock, DMD, Nashville

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: obtain a minimum of four (4)

hours of continuing education in the subject of anesthesia and/or sedation as part

of the required forty (40) hours of continuing education for dental licensure;

maintain current certification in ACLS(a pediatric dentist may substitute PALS)

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $2,400 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

David Wayne Harr, DDS, Nolensville

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: obtain a minimum of four (4)

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Action:

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hours of continuing education in the subject of anesthesia and/or sedation as part

of the required forty (40) hours of continuing education for dental licensure;

maintain current certification in ACLS(a pediatric dentist may substitute PALS)

License reprimanded with terms; assessed $400 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Rebecca Harris, RDA, Memphis

Failed to adhere to rules and/or statute, as follows: beginning January 3, 2003,

each registered dentist assistant must successfully complete twenty-four (24)

hours of continuing education in courses approved by the Board during the two (2)

calendar years (January 1st of an odd-numbered year through December 31st of

the subsequent even-numbered year) that precede the licensure renewal year. At

least two (2) hours of the twenty-four (24) hour requirement shall pertain to

chemical dependency education; any dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant

who fails to obtain the required continuing education hours and/or CPR training

may be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to T.C.A.¡ì 63-5-124(a)(1) and

(18);unprofessional, dishonorable or unethical conduct

Action:

License placed on probation with terms; assessed $150 civil penalty and costs not

to exceed $5,000

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Misti Hembree, RDH, Knoxville

Failed to pay student loan

License suspended

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Molly K. Henry, RDA, Cordova

Practiced on lapsed license

Assessed $100 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Broderick C. Hill, RDA, Memphis

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Charles Holt, Jr., DDS, Chattanooga

Unprofessional conduct; failing to avoid interpersonal relationships that could

impair professional judgment or risk the possibility of exploiting the confidence of a

patient, including committing any act of sexual abuse, misconduct or exploitation

related to the licensee¡¯s practice of dentistry

License placed on probation for 3 years with terms; assessed $10,000 civil penalty

and costs not to exceed $3,000

Action:

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Charlotte A. Houston, RDA, Greeneville

Practiced on lapsed license

Assessed $100 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Stacey Brooke Hunt, RDA, Nashville

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $150 civil penalty

Licensee:

Violation:

Action:

Afrika K. Jimerson, DDS, Nashville

Failed to properly maintain sufficient continuing education credits

Assessed $600 civil penalty

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