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Board Recommends Reinstatement of Two Dentists, Defers Third; CPR/BLS Certification Required
Summary
The board recommended reinstating the licenses of Dr. Anthony Kumar and Dr. Alan O’Shaughnessy conditioned on submission of CPR/BLS certification within three months; the board deferred action on Dr. Anthony Bonacorsi and requested he appear at the January meeting to clarify practice plans.
During a session on reinstatement requests, the Department of Public Health board reviewed three applications from formerly active licensees and issued conditional recommendations.
Judith Bailey presented the first application for Dr. Anthony Kumar, who reported that he stopped clinical work in 2022 after selling his interest in a practice and that his license expired in 2024. Kumar said he missed renewal by a few days and does not plan immediate active patient care but needs a license to hold co-ownership should a buyer default. The board asked whether sedation and life-support permits would need to be updated; members agreed to recommend reinstatement on the condition that Dr. Kumar submit proof of basic life-support/CPR certification within three months of reinstatement. "My plan is to return to practice... I missed the deadline by a few days," Dr. Kumar said when asked about the lapse.
A second applicant, Dr. Alan O’Shaughnessy, told the board he sold his practice in 2018, continued to work for the buyer until 2019 and had accepted a part-time offer. The board likewise agreed to recommend reinstatement for O’Shaughnessy with the same three-month CPR/BLS requirement and instructed staff about the process to submit documentation to DPH.
For the third applicant, Dr. Anthony Bonacorsi, whose license expired in 2023 and who last practiced in 2022, the board noted fewer supporting letters and members expressed a desire to speak with him directly. The board agreed to defer action and asked staff to invite him to the January meeting to clarify his practice plans and confirm whether he holds valid CPR certification.
What’s next: staff will notify applicants of the board’s recommendations and the deadline for submitting CPR/BLS documentation; Judith Bailey will follow up to schedule any required appearance by the deferred applicant.
