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Virginia Board of Dentistry denies reinstatement of Dr. Gary A. Hartman
Summary
After testimony, admitted exhibits and closed deliberations under Virginia FOIA exemptions, the Virginia Board of Dentistry denied Dr. Gary A. Hartman’s application for reinstatement of his dental license (Case No. 244220). The board then voted to accept that decision; tally was not specified in the transcript.
The Virginia Board of Dentistry denied the application for reinstatement of Dr. Gary A. Hartman’s license at a formal hearing March 5, 2026, in Henrico.
Sultan E. Chaudhry, D.D.S., president of the Virginia Board of Dentistry, presided over the hearing. The matter was docketed as Gary A. Hartman, D.D.S., Reinstatement Applicant, Case No. 244220.
Applicant's counsel Gerald C. Canaan presented an opening statement and the Board admitted Applicant’s Exhibits A–G into evidence. Rebecca Smith, adjudication consultant for the Commonwealth, offered an opening statement and the Board admitted Commonwealth’s Exhibits 1–6. Bruce W. Overton, D.D.S., testified on behalf of the applicant, and Dr. Gary Hartman testified on his own behalf.
Board member Margaret F. Lemaster moved on four separate occasions to convene closed meetings under § 2.2-3711(A)(16) of the Code of Virginia to consider medical and mental health records that are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act; those motions were seconded and passed. The transcript later shows Ms. Lemaster moved the Board into closed meeting under § 2.2-3711(A)(27) and § 2.2-3712(F) for deliberations to reach a decision, and the Board certified that it considered only matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements.
James E. Rutkowski, senior assistant attorney general, reported the Board’s decision that Dr. Hartman’s application for reinstatement of his dental license in the Commonwealth of Virginia was denied. J. Michael Martinez de Andino moved to accept the Board’s decision as read by Mr. Rutkowski; following a second, a roll-call vote was taken and the motion passed. The transcript does not provide the vote tally.
There were no witnesses called on behalf of the Commonwealth, and at one point staff member Donna Lee replaced Debora Farrar in attendance. With all business concluded the Board adjourned at 3:55 p.m.
The hearing record shows evidentiary exhibits were admitted from both sides and multiple closed sessions were convened for review and deliberation; the transcript does not include the Board’s reasoning in detail nor a vote count in the roll call.
