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Boards of Dentistry and Pharmacy seek funding for investigators as complaint backlog grows
Summary
Clint Joyner told the appropriations subcommittee that complaint caseloads at the State Board of Dentistry have surged (1,006 new cases in 2025) and that investigator staffing expansion and equipment (vehicle and PPE) are in the governor’s amended FY26 requests to address the backlog; timeline for case resolution currently averages two to three years.
Clint Joyner, executive director for the Georgia Board of Dentistry and the State Board of Pharmacy, told the House appropriations subcommittee that complaint volumes have accelerated and urged the committee to adopt the governor’s requested staffing and one‑time equipment changes.
"We wound up seeing over 1000, just 1006," Joyner said, describing the board’s new‑case totals for 2025 and projecting over 1,200 cases in the coming year. Joyner said the board has been…
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