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Friday, December 30, 2005
Ind. Decisions - More on Dental Board action against Angola dentist
Last reported on in this Dec. 21st ILB entry (note particularly the final paragraph), the AP reports today:
ANGOLA, Ind. (AP) -- The Indiana attorney general has filed fraud and attempted theft charges against an Angola dentist accused of diagnosing cavities that did not exist.Dr. Penelope Lynn Dunlap, 35, was charged with six counts of Medicaid fraud and five counts of attempted theft Thursday.
The attorney general's office said Dunlap diagnosed patients with cavities, but other dentists found them to be cavity-free.
An undercover police officer posed as a patient in September. A previous check by another dentist had found the officer to be cavity-free, but Dunlap told the officer she had two cavities. * * *
Allen Stout, Dunlap's attorney, said Thursday evening he had not been notified of the charges but believed the state will regret its decision.
"As the case progresses, I think the prosecutor will be embarrassed they filed these charges," he said.
The Indiana Board of Dentistry was scheduled to hold a hearing Jan. 6 to review the 90-day license suspension Dunlap received Nov. 9 over the allegations. Stout said he doubted that the board would end Dunlap's suspension when three months is up in February.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 30, 2005 11:14 AM
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