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Dates: July 16 & 17, 2010WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERSMINUTES - GENERAL SESSIONLocation:Members Present:Staff Present:Fairfield Inns & Suites273 Coleman DriveLewisburg, WV 24901Richard D. Smith, DDS, PresidentMrs. Debra D. Dent, CDA, SecretaryGeorge D. Conard, Jr., DDSDavid G. Edwards, DDSMr. William E. Ford, IIIMichelle G. Klenk, RDH, EdDH. Richard Marshall, Jr., DDSCraig L. Meadows, DDSDiane M. Paletta, DDSMr. Marc L. Harman, Executive SecretaryMrs. Susan M. Combs, Assistant Executive SecretaryMs. Darlene Ratliff-Thomas, Assistant Attorney GeneralJuly 16, 2010The Board’s President, Dr. Richard D. Smith, determined this meeting was properly noticed with the Secretaryof State’s office and a sufficient number of Board members were in attendance to constitute a quorum. The quorum wasdetermined by the presence of Dr. Smith, Mrs. Dent, Dr. Conard, Dr. Edwards, Mr. Ford, Dr. Klenk, Dr. Marshall, Dr.Meadows, and Dr. Paletta. Therefore, the meeting of the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners was called to order.The first order of business was the meeting notice to the Secretary of State which was distributed for informationpurposes only.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. David G. Edwards, and properly seconded by Dr. Craig L. Meadows, and unanimouslypassed, the Board went into an executive session. Thereafter, the Board came back into a general session upon motion byDr. H. Richard Marshall, Jr., and properly seconded by Dr. David G. Edwards, and unanimously passed.The next order of business was the recommendation of approval of a Consent Decree and Order in case number2007-DB-0034D. Upon motion by Dr. David G. Edwards, and properly seconded by, Dr. H. Richard Marshall, Jr., andunanimously passed, the Consent Decree and Order was approved.The next order of business was the recommendation of a Summary Suspension in case number 2009-DB-0044D.Upon motion by Dr. H. Richard Marshall, Jr., and properly seconded by Dr. David G. Edwards, and unanimously passed,the Board voted to issue a Summary Suspension.The next order of business was the approval of all other recommendations made during executive session. Uponmotion by Dr. Michelle G. Klenk, and properly seconded by Dr. Craig L. Meadows, and unanimously passed, all otherrecommendations made during executive session were approved.The next order of business was the approval of minutes from the March & May, 2010 meetings. Upon motionby Dr. David G. Edwards, and properly seconded by Dr. H. Richard Marshall, Jr., and unanimously passed, the minuteswere approved with a correction to the March minutes. On page three, the word Dental Anesthesiologist will be correctedto read Dentist Anesthesiologist.The next order of business was information from the American Dental Association concerning the replacementof National Board of Dental Examinations, Part I & II with an integrated examination, which was distributed forinformation purposes only.7