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Georgia Board of Dentistry warns of enforcement breakdown, seeks major investigative staffing increase
Summary
Board leaders told the subcommittee that the Board of Dentistry has a backlog exceeding 2,000 complaints, a FY24 case closure rate of 3.1 percent and average resolution times of 18-24 months; the board requested 12 investigative hires, supervisory positions, compliance analysts, training and one-time law enforcement equipment to reduce caseloads.
The Georgia Board of Dentistry told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health that it is unable to meet its regulatory duties with current staffing and budget and asked the committee to fund a substantial build-out of its investigative and compliance unit.
Clint Joyner, executive director for the state boards, told members the Board of Dentistry received 806 complaints in FY24 and now faces a backlog of more than 2,000 cases. He said the board's FY24 case closure rate was only 3.1 percent and the three-year closure rate was 28.3 percent. "The Board of Dentistry is in danger of failing…
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