State ex rel. State Board of Healing Arts v. Thomas

Green, J.:

The State Board of Healing Arts (Board) appeals from the trial court’s ruling in favor of Steven Thomas on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. The Board brought an action against Thomas seeking to enjoin him from attaching to his name the M.D. designation indicating that he engages in the treatment or diagnosis of human disease, illness, and injury. Although Thomas has been licensed by the Kansas Dental Board as a dentist, he has not been licensed by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts as a medical doctor.

On appeal, the issue is whether the trial court was correct in…