In looking at the rationale for starting a jurisprudence examination, the Governor’s office sited a 17% increase of violators.  This statistic seems high.  The information you, the Board of Dentistry, provided at your last meeting show that through November 20th 2015, you have received 526 cases.   Of the received cases, 517 were cleared without violations. Your data provides that the number of cases found in violation for the year is 83. The total number of practicing dentist in Virginia is roughly 5200.  Even if you increase the cases submitted through the end of the year, the total number of violators is nowhere close to 17%.  83 violations calculate to roughly 2% of the total number of dentists practicing found to be out of compliance with the statutes and regulations.  Can the Board please explain the differences in the statistics which were reported to the Governor’s office and the ones given out at your last Board meeting?  I would further suggest that the statistics handed out at your last Board meeting are correct. If this is the case, is it really worth punishing the 98% of compliant dentists for the 2% of violators?

Communications is the key! Please consider bringing back quarterly newsletters by electronic means which should include cases and outcomes, guidance documents, NOIRA requests, petition for rulemaking or basically any type of communication to help all of us abide by the statues and regulations of the Commonwealth. Thank you.