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Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners General Counsel, Melanie Bernstein Chapman, leaves a board meeting Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The dental offices of Dr. Adam Lousig-nont at 7581 W. Lake Mead Blvd. #160 in Las Vegas Monday, in September 2019. He has been the focus of dental board actions and a lawsuit. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
The dental offices of Dr. Adam Lousig-nont at 7581 W. Lake Mead Blvd. #160 in Las Vegas Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. He has been the focus of dental board actions and a lawsuit. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Trobough Dental’s sign is seen at 8440 West Lake Mead Boulevard in September 2019. Dentist Troy J. Trobough has been the subject of Nevada Board of Dental Examiners actions for alleged problems with three patients – and he has been sued twice. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The building where Trobough Dental has an office is seen at 8440 West Lake Mead Boulevard in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto)
Trobough Dental’s office is seen at 8440 West Lake Mead Boulevard in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Troy J. Trobough has been the subject of Nevada Board of Dental Examiners actions for alleged problems with three patients – and has been sued twice. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto)
Mark Huseby spent about $8,000 on dental implants he claims later broke off. His dentist has faced Nevada dental board actions and two lawsuits. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mark Huseby spent about $8,000 on implants he claims later broke off. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Alexandrina Barin sought estimates for treatment in 2017 from the former president of the dental board, Byron Blasco. Barin, who has connections to board critics, later filed a complaint saying he tried to overcharge her. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Alexandrina Barin sought estimates for treatment in 2017 from the former president of the dental board, Byron Blasco. Barin, who has connections to board critics, later filed a complaint saying he tried to overcharge her. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
Dr. Byron Blasco’s office is seen at 851 South Rampart Boulevard in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. A patient, who had connections to board critics, claimed Blasco, a member of the dental board, tried to overcharge her but the complaint was dismissed. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto)
The building where Dr. Byron Blasco’s office is located at 851 South Rampart Boulevard in Las Vegas in September 2019. A patient, who had connections to board critics, claimed Blasco, a member of the dental board, tried to overcharge her but the complaint was dismissed. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dr. Byron Blasco’s office sign is seen at 851 South Rampart Boulevard in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. A patient, who had connections to board critics, claimed Blasco, a member of the dental board, tried to overcharge her but the complaint was dismissed. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto)
A portrait of Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners member Gregory Pisani. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A portrait of Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners member Dr. Jason L. Champagne. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A portrait of former president of Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners Dr. Byron Blasco. Blasco still serves on the board. A patient, who had connections to board critics, claimed Blasco tried to overcharge her but the complaint was dismissed. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Las Vegas resident David Harold Moore claims the state dental board is corrupt. Dental board staff filed a restraining order against Moore after he complained at a public meeting in 2018. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners Executive Director, Debra Shaffer-Kugel, right, speaks during a board meeting in September 2019. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Justice of the Peace Karen Bennett-Haron at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas in September 2019. Bennett-Haron admonished the dental board for filing the restraining order against a patient. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco
August 2019 file photo. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has expressed repeated concerns about the way the dental board functions. (Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal @EliPagePhoto)
Las Vegas Dental Association executive director Adrian Ruiz, in a screenshot taken from the LVDA website. Ruiz and his organization have repeatedly complained that the dental board is not fair in its discipline of dentists.
Nevada Dental Association President R. Michael Sanders is also a member of the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners, which some dentists claim is a conflict.
Las Vegas Dentist Gary Toogood, in a screenshot taken from the web. Toogood was the subject of board action and two lawsuits, records show.
Screenshot from the web of dentist Troy J. Trobough
Dentist Adam Lousig-nont. Photo courtesy of the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners
Joann Cappellano said she still has pain from her dental work. Photo courtesy of Cappellano.
Ray Galaza was a patient of dentist Gary Toogood. He suffered a stroke days after dental surgery. He still walks with a limp. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
