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Dentist with disciplinary history faces new, undisclosed allegations

['Clark Kauffman', 'More From Author', '- May']

Date: 2022-05-03 00:00:00


An Urbandale dentist with a history of disciplinary action is facing new but undisclosed allegations from state licensing officials.

The Iowa Dental Board has charged William E. Skinner with committing “actions which are abusive, coercive, intimidating, harassing, untruthful, or threatening in the practice of dentistry.”

The specific actions Skinner allegedly took that gave rise to the charges have been redacted from public view in the statement of charges against him. The redactions are pursuant to a 2021 Iowa Supreme Court order that says Iowa’s licensing boards shall not make public the specifics of any alleged wrongdoing by a licensee until their disciplinary case is finalized – a process that often takes months, if not years.

Skinner declined to comment on the allegations when contacted by the Iowa Capital Dispatch.

In 2017, the board charged Skinner with failure to maintain a reasonably satisfactory standard of competence in the practice of dentistry, citing issues with three patients. In one of the cases, the board accused Skinner of failing to diagnose and make appropriate referrals to a specialist regarding a patient’s neurological injury and infection. As a result, Skinner’s license was placed on probation.

As part of his probation, Skinner was restricted from practicing in certain areas, including implant dentistry. The board later received information suggesting he was advertising the ability to perform implant procedures, despite the restriction.

In January 2019, the board denied Skinner’s request to reinstate his implant privileges.

Later in 2019, the board charged Skinner with knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue or fraudulent representations in the practice of dentistry, and with violating the terms of a recovery agreement that included a prohibition on the use of alcohol or drugs.

The board alleged Skinner had “relapsed” with regard to substance abuse, had failed to report that as required, and had falsified records to conceal his relapse.

As a result of those charges, Skimmer was fined $5,000, ordered to take a course in ethics and his license was again placed on probation.

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