Deese v. South Carolina State Board of Dentistry

Cureton, Judge:

In a decision affirmed by the circuit court, respondent South Carolina State Board of Dentistry suspended appellant Carlton Deese’s license to practice dentistry. Deese contends the court erred in finding that the Board did not abuse its discretion in imposing the sanction. We find no error and affirm.

The Board filed a Formal Accusation against Dr. Deese, owner of the Deese Dental Clinic, alleging that he employed or permitted unlicensed personnel to take impressions of the teeth and mouths of patients, to insert dentures in the mouths of patients and to make adjustments of the…