Texas State Board of Dental Examiners adopts staff recommendations in multiple disciplinary and licensing matters

The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners on Feb. 21 adopted a series of staff-recommended orders in disciplinary and licensing matters and referred one pending patient complaint to an informal settlement conference.

The board voted to adopt administrative findings and revoke or deny licenses or registrations in multiple cases where administrative law judges had granted staff motions for summary disposition. In each matter the board recorded motions to accept the administrative proposals, held roll-call votes and announced the outcomes on the public record.

Why it matters: These actions close administrative enforcement tracks in several cases and publicly record the board’s reliance on the administrative-law process and statute when revocation or denial is mandatory.

Decisions and key votes

- Revocation of Texas dental license (Terry Lee Carano, Texas license no. 15481; docket 5042502360): The board moved to adopt the administrative-law judge’s proposal for summary disposition and revoke the license. Motion: Miss Jones; second: Dr. McNeil. Dr. Henderson recused. Roll-call votes recorded the remaining board members as voting in favor; Miss Palermo was absent. The…