The Washington State Department of Health took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County providers.
In May, the Dental Quality Assurance Commission suspended the dentist and moderate sedation with parenteral agents permit licenses of Ellis B. Jardine of Clark County pending further legal action.
According to the charges, Jardine failed to adequately and accurately assess patient risk factors through evaluation or discussion of alternative treatment options; administered a general anesthetic, which is outside the scope of practice for a dentist with a moderate sedation with parenteral agents permit; administered medications in a time frame that likely resulted in a level beyond moderate sedation; and failed to monitor and/or document all required vital signs during patients’ procedures, among other charges.
In June, the commission and Jardine entered into an agreement order reinstating his license and moderate sedation with parenteral agents permit, subject to conditions. Jardine’s dentist license is permanently restricted from extracting wisdom teeth. Jardine must pay a $50,000 fine and reimburse $10,000 in costs. He must pass a jurisprudence exam and permit an investigator to conduct a drug inspection and inventory and up to four unannounced audits per year for two years, along with other requirements.
