Sandarg v. Dental Bd. of California

Opinion

HITCHING, .1,

INTRODUCTION

The Dental Board of California (board) revoked Scott Sandarg’s dental license after adopting a decision by an administrative law judge. Sandarg filed a petition for a writ of mandate in the superior court seeking reinstatement of his license. The superior court denied Sandarg’s petition. We affirm.

We publish a portion of this opinion in order to address an issue of first impression: What is the standard of proof for a petition to revoke a dental licentiate’s probation? We shall conclude that the standard of proof is preponderance of the evidence.

BACKGROUND

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