west virginia board of dental examiners report of the biennium for ...

The President announced the need for an Executive Session to consider matters under provisions contained inChapter 6, Article 9A, Section 4, not limited to, but primarily for those contained in Subsections (4) and (6). Upon motionby Dr. C. Richard Gerber, and properly seconded by Dr. David G. Edwards, and unanimously passed, the Board went intoexecutive session without members of the staff or Counsel present.Thereafter, the Board came back into a general session upon motion by Dr. David G. Edwards, and properlyseconded by Dr. Diane M. Paletta and unanimously passing.The first order of business was to discuss new requirements for teaching permits, with no decision at this time.The next order of business was a discussion concerning salary increases for the Office Manager, Carolyn Brewerand Assistant Executive Secretary, Susan Combs. Upon motion by Dr. David G. Edwards, and properly seconded by Dr.Diane M. Paletta, and unanimously passed, the Board voted to increase their salaries by 7% effective the next possiblepayroll cycle.Upon motion by Dr. David G. Edwards, and properly seconded by Dr. C. Richard Gerber, and unanimouslypassed, all recommendations made during executive session were approved.At this time, the President announced the need for an Executive Session to consider matters under provisionscontained in Chapter 6, Article 9A, Section 4, not limited to, but primarily for those contained in Subsections (4) and (6).Upon motion by Dr. Diane M. Paletta, and properly seconded by Dr. C. Richard Gerber, and unanimously passed, theBoard went into executive session without members of the staff present.Thereafter, the Board came back into a general session upon motion by Dr. C. Richard Gerber, and properlyseconded by Dr. David G. Edwards and unanimously passing.The next order of business was a discussion of the Boards use and review of the Board of Pharmacy’s ControlledSubstance Monitoring Program database, with no decisions at this time.March 24, 2012The morning started with an executive session for the purposes of giving the law examination and interviewingapplicants for licensure. Thereafter upon motion by Dr. David G. Edwards, and properly seconded by Dr. Diane M. Paletta,and unanimously passing the Board went into General Session.The first order of business was to discuss specific new requirements for teaching permits as follows:The applicant for a teaching permit:1. Must have dental school dean verified contract with the dental school2. Must work within the immediate confines of the dental school only3. Must have a specialty certificate from CODA approved dental school4. Must be renewed yearly with the written recommendation from the dean5. Must be conversant in English6. Must pass the Dental Board law examination7. Must pay annual fees to the Board8. Must comply with continuing education requirementsUpon motion by Dr. Diane M. Paletta, and properly seconded by Mrs. Beverly Stevens, and unanimously passed,the requirements for teaching permits as outlined above were approved going forward from today.The President directed the legislative committee working on suggested changes to the dental practice act, toreview the boards rules for changes or improvements by June 1st, 2012 as well.At this time the Board discussed the use of the Board of Pharmacy Controlled Substance Monitoring ProgramDatabase (BOP CSMP). Upon motion by Mr. William E. Ford, III, and properly seconded by Dr. David G. Edwards, andunanimously passed, the Board directs its Executive Secretary to ensure the BOP CSMP is accessed in accordance withthe law and cease any current access not in conformance, and further to review all current cases for compliance.At this time the meeting was adjourned with the next regularly scheduled meeting on July 18 & 19, 2012 at theGreenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, WV.40