STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
RICK SNYDER  
GOVERNOR  
SHELLY EDGERTON  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF DENTISTRY  
June 8, 2017 MEETING  
APPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Dentistry met on June 8, 2017, at the Ottawa Building, Conference Room 3, 611  
West Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Kerry Kaysserian, DDS, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: Kerry Kaysserian, DDS, Chairperson  
Patricia Roels, DDS, Vice-Chairperson  
Cheryl Bentley, RDH  
Daniel Briskie, DDS  
Peter Chiaravalli, DDS  
Sandra Franklin, RDH  
Rita Hale, Public Member  
Laurie Horvath, Public Member  
Gregory Heintschel, DDS  
Diane Hines, DDS  
Kathleen Inman, RDA, RDH, BS  
Jennifer Kindel, RDA  
William Maher, DDS  
Kelly Molloy, CDA, RDA, MS  
Deborah E. Priestap, DDS  
Timothy Schmakel, DDS, MD  
Paula Weidig, RDH  
William Wright, DDS  
Members Absent: Laurie Horvath, Public Member  
William Perrone, Public Member  
Kathleen Inman, RDA, RDH, BS  
Staff Present:  
Nakisha Bayes, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
Andria Ditschman, Analyst, Boards and Committees Section  
Laury Brown, Analyst, Compliance Section  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
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Michigan Board of Dentistry  
Meeting Minutes  
June 8, 2017  
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Bridget Smith, Assistant Attorney General  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Hale, seconded by Roels, to approve the agenda with the following changes:  
removal of item 8B, Master Board Resolution Review, from the agenda. Add item 8A,  
Rules Discussion. All other items under item 8 will follow as written.  
A voice vote followed  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Hines, seconded by Inman, to approve the minutes from April 13, 2017 as  
written.  
A voice vote followed  
MOTION PREVAILED  
COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Allegation Review Committee  
Roels reported that 26 files were reviewed. 19 files were authorized for investigation, 7  
files were closed, no files were returned for additional records, and 18 files remain to be  
reviewed.  
Continuing Education Committee  
Maher directed the Board to the list of providers seeking approval as sponsors for dentistry  
continuing education and provided a verbal highlight of same. (Please see Addendum #1).  
Endorsement Committee  
No report. Committee did not meet.  
RDA Committee  
No report. Committee did not meet.  
RDH Committee  
Michigan Board of Dentistry  
Meeting Minutes  
June 8, 2017  
Page 3 of 5  
Franklin reported that the committee met immediately preceding the Board meeting. The  
committee discussed the RDH rules and what changes they would like to make. The next  
meeting of the committee will be in August.  
Rules Committee  
No report. Committee did not meet.  
PA 161 Update  
Erin Suddeth, Public Health Consultant with the Department of Health and Human  
Services, directed the Board to the May PA 161 update. She provided the current  
information for May as follows:  
There are currently 53 PA 161 Programs.  
116 Supervising dentists.  
252 Dental hygienists.  
95 Dental assistants.  
Disciplinary Subcommittee  
Hale reported that the Disciplinary Subcommittee (DSC) had 4 Consent Order and  
Stipulations as well as 2 Orders of Dismissal. The matters will be discussed at the DSC  
meeting immediately following the conclusion of the full Board meeting.  
Ad/Hoc Committee on Anesthesia  
No report. Committee did not meet.  
Chairperson’s Report  
None.  
MOTION by Hines, seconded by Franklin, to approve all committee reports.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Rules Discussion  
Michigan Board of Dentistry  
Meeting Minutes  
June 8, 2017  
Page 4 of 5  
Ditschman directed the Board to the “Potential Issues to Address in Dentistry New Rule  
Set” handout and provided a verbal highlight of the information. (Please see Addendum  
#2). Ditschman explained that in order to begin drafting changes to the rules, a Board vote  
would be required to open the rule set.  
MOTION by Kindel, seconded by Wright, to open the rule set.  
Discussion was held.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Jill Kristen Marie Suitor – Temporary Military Spouse Application  
MOTION by Inman, seconded by Hale, to approve the Temporary Military Spouse  
Application.  
Discussion was held.  
A roll call vote was taken:  
Yeas: Bentley, Briskie, Chiaravalli, Franklin, Hale,  
Heintschel, Hines, Inman, Kindel, Maher,  
Molloy, Priestap, Schmakel, Weidig, Wright,  
Roels, Kaysserian  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Master Disciplinary Subcommittee Resolution Review  
Ditschman directed the Board to the Master Disciplinary Subcommittee Resolution draft  
and summarized the information. Ditschman explained that the Board is welcome to  
discuss fines to impose. However, the Disciplinary Subcommittee will make the final  
decision in the meeting immediately following the Board meeting.  
The Board discussed possible fines for the Disciplinary Subcommittee to consider.  
MOTION by Kindel, seconded by Chiaravalli, to close the discussion.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Department Update  
Michigan Board of Dentistry  
Meeting Minutes  
June 8, 2017  
Page 5 of 5  
Ditschman notified the Board of several staffing changes. Joseph Campbell, the Division  
Director for the Boards and Committees Section has retired. Forrest Pasanski, is no longer  
the Manager of the Drug Monitoring Section, he is now the Division Director for the Boards  
and Committees Section. Kerry Przybylo, JD, is now the Manager of the Boards and  
Committees Section. Ron Hitzler, JD, is no longer a Board Analyst with the Boards and  
Committees Section, he is now a Manager in the Investigations and Inspections Section.  
Wright gave a heartfelt farewell to the Board, his final term with the Board will conclude on  
June 20, 2017.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held August 10, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the  
Ottawa Building, 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper Level Conference Center, Conference  
Room 3, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Schmakel, seconded by Franklin, to adjourn the meeting at 10:54 a.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on: August 10, 2017.  
Prepared by: Nakisha Bayes, Board Support  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
June 8, 2017  
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