While state responses to Dental Examiners have been limited, Kansas has many potential responses it could take. These approaches range significantly in how much disruption they may cause to the Kansas board system, and how much liability protection they may provide for boards. There are four main approaches, I will discuss, 1) maintaining the current system, 2) providing for the indemnification of state board members, 3) increasing supervision for state boards, and 4) changing the membership composition of state boards. Maintain the Current System The first possible approach is to not make any changes to state boards and how they are supervised, and instead maintain the current system. There has been some dispute amongst scholars …show more content…
As previously mentioned, actors can only be liable under antitrust law if they engage in unreasonable restrictions of trade. A FTC Commissioner confirmed this principal stating “if a board is not engaging in conduct that is a violation of the antitrust laws, it need not even address the issue of active supervision.” The FTC Commissioner suggested that “simply being more cognizant of, and hopefully minimizing, the competitive effects of a board’s regulatory decisions would go a long way toward eliminating any antitrust exposure.” Part of the reason for this is that antitrust laws are only concerned with regulations that are “unreasonably restrictive of competitive conditions.” This makes sense in the context of Dental Examiners. In Dental Examiners, the Supreme Court was concerned with the nature of the Dental Board’s actions. For example, the Court was concerned that there was a direct financial interest in teeth whitening services for the board members, and thought it important to quote one board official saying the board was “going forth to do battle” with the teeth whitening industry. So the nature and way boards handle these types of actions may provide protection in antitrust suits. There are other ways boards can protect themselves without making any significant changes to the boards themselves. For example, one FTC Commissioner suggested that boards could have board members
Gill puts forth his four pillars of excellence in which he thinks every good board possessed. These pillars are Board Development, Management of board work and meetings, decision making and . board and organizational culture.Throughout this paper I will show how after the departure of sarah the league designed and created a good board by implementing each pillar.
Last February, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission (Dental Examiners). The case concerned the Board’s decision to stop teeth whitening services by non-dentists in the state. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that the Board had violated antitrust laws by attempting to limit competition by its teeth whitening decision. State entities such as the Board generally were thought to have immunity from antitrust laws, but the Supreme Court’s decision reversed this long-held belief and found that state boards could be held liability if certain conditions were met. The major condition was that the board be made up of a majority of active market
The purpose of the Maine Board of Dental Examiners is to provide protection of the health and safety of the citizens of Maine. There is a multitude of topics covered during monthly board meetings from acting as a judicial branch for cases involving dental professionals to approving licensures applications. The January meeting consisted of a variety of topics that precipitated the use of the codes of ethics to make decisions. Subjects discussed at the meeting that involve ethical decision making pertained to licensure renewals/interviews for licensures and
Dental Examiners is likely to have a significant impact on both antitrust law and on state governments. State boards covered under Dental Examiners may face antirust liability in the future, and there remains a lot of uncertainty about what boards are covered under Dental Examiners. First, we will need to walk through what impact Dental Examiners will have, and what legal requirements it sets out. Second, we will need to examine what Kansas Boards will likely be effected under Dental Examiners. Third, we need to review what approaches other states have taken to address Dental Examiners. Finally, we need to examine what possible approaches the State can take to address Dental Examiners.
A Michigan dentist is being sued by four of her former employees for continuously playing Christian music and holding prayer meetings for all her staff in her own dental clinic.
The board consists of five members, who act as a quasi-judicial body that make decisions based upon cases of unfair labor. The board is compromised of more than thirty regional offices that conduct elections, investigate charges, and establish whether to dismiss, settle, or issue complaints. The jurisdiction of the counsel’s power is responsible for investigating and prosecuting claims that suggest practices of unfair labor. The Counsel is also found to be independent of the Board but once the Board has made a decision it becomes the General Counsel's duty to sustain the decisions of the Board, even if the Counsel advocated towards the opposite position.
A preliminary question is what are antitrust laws? They are a series of laws designed to protect competition in the marketplace. Antitrust laws prevent restrains of trade or commerce. Black’s Law Dictionary defines antitrust laws as “[t]he body of law designed to protect trade and commerce from restraints, monopolies, price-fixing, and price discrimination.” The main law regulating antitrust is the Sherman Antitrust Act, which makes it illegal for individuals or groups to restrain trade or commerce. Besides the Sherman Act, the other law that factors into Dental Examiners is the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits any “[u]nfair methods of competition.” This law serves as the basis for the majority of Federal Trade
The reason there should be a new set of board members is, throughout the film they really didn't seem like they knew what they were doing. If you have a important job that can affect a lot of people you should at least be capable of doing that job right. One example was when one of the board members just voted on a change to the book because she didn't know what it was. They also pick and choose what they want the students to
Antitrust are a series of laws designed to protect competition in the marketplace. Antitrust laws prevent restraints of trade or commerce. Black’s Law Dictionary defines antitrust laws as “[t]he body of law designed to protect trade and commerce from restraints, monopolies, price-fixing, and price discrimination.” The main law regulating antitrust is the Sherman Antitrust Act, which makes it illegal for individuals or groups to restrain trade or commerce. Besides the Sherman Act, the other law that factors into Dental Examiners is the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits any “[u]nfair methods of competition.” This law serves as the basis for the majority of Federal Trade Commission lawsuits such as Dental Examiners. The
Most state Dental Practice Acts don't permit dental specialists to hold themselves out as an expert in non-perceived/non-authorize "strength". State Licensing Boards normally just permit the nine (9) ADA endorsed claims to fame and utilize the ADA accreditation framework. Dental practitioners that promote and hold themselves out as a non-perceived/non-authorize "expert" without educating people in general that they are not by any stretch of the imagination a master however just giving administrations in that non-perceived/non-certify claim to fame range of general dentistry can be taught and even lose their dental permit in that state. This is to shield people in general from deceitful
Considering the construction of my organization's board, which is comprised of 51 individuals, ranging from the 30 elected representatives from the organization's largest chapters to the 21 business leaders
CAI has already seen the adverse effects of a member with his own agenda, but a bad board member is far less potent in a larger group than in a smaller group. It also allows for the board to collect a multitude of members with a wide variety of skills that could improve the organization. With more members with fewer responsibilities, each member could hone their skills and accomplish their set goals more efficiently (Worth, 2009, p. 115).
One improvement that could be made of board meetings is to hold the board meeting in a different location. Meetings are currently held in a small room in the district office. It is not audience friendly. I was
This reflection acts as my fourth reflection since I have started my internship at Comfort Dental under the Guidance of Dr. Trino Nuno. The semester is coming to an end, and I have enjoyed my time at Comfort Dental., I previously had a clinical and administrative internship at Smile Works Dentistry in Rockwall, Texas and I can now tell you that my experience at these two dental practices was incredibly different. At Smile Works, I quickly got used to the way the practice was run because it was not that complicated and I only had one doctor’s schedule to manage. However, at Comfort Dental I still struggle with managing day-to-day functions. The reason I struggle is that Comfort Dental has three doctors and a lot more staff. Also, the computer system that I mastered at Smile Works is not the same computer system that they use at Comfort Dental. I got the chance to use all to same skills in this internship. I answered phones, checked that patient’s insurance plans are eligible to be billed and scanned paper documents into a hard drive.
Dentistry is the profession in which the dentist helps with the prevention and treatment of mouth diseases and malfunctions. The dentist performs many duties within their profession. Some duties the dentist may do on a daily basis are: diagnose oral problems, fill cavities, write prescriptions, perform root canals, treat gum disease, examining radiographs, removing root decay, and providing instruction to the patients along with many other duties. Becoming a dentist allows for many different working opportunities. A dentist has the opportunity to work in the military, in a hospital, in administration, or they can even work in a classroom and teach. Most commonly though dentist tend to work in an office which they may own fully or