This is in response to Angelo Giberti (April 2), who responded to my letter of March 24 in support of Jan Kippax. Perhaps Giberti thinks having a tooth pulled should be like going on a picnic. Oral surgeons have a release form that patients have to sign. I would imagine Giberti (and others) had to […]
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Kippax should lose license
This is in response to Jeffrey Keenan’s letter regarding Dr. Jan Kippax (March 24). His statement, “Well, duh, they were having their teeth pulled,” is ludicrous. Mistreatment is not an expectation when having teeth pulled. Neither is a broken jaw, or ignoring patients’ complaints of pain when a dentist fails to wait for local anesthetic […]
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Board lacks authority to do its job
I agree with Andrew Hall in his letter (March 28) when he stated “there is absolutely no excuse for an oversight system so lax that it is essentially pointless.” He further questioned, “Where is the Attorney General’s office”? The Maine Board of Dental Practice expressed similar sentiments when it originally suspended Jan Kippax’s license, citing […]
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Lewiston dentist Jan Kippax won’t face hearing until at least May
AUGUSTA — Delayed in part by the sheer size of the case the state compiled against Lewiston oral surgeon Jan Kippax, the controversial dentist’s hearing on his professional fate has been put off again until at least May. Hearing officer Rebekah Smith ordered the delay of a proposed April 14 hearing because there are “many […]
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Deck stacked against Kippax
I feel that I must come to the defense of dentist Dr. Jan Kippax. I have had eight teeth pulled and felt immediate relief. I didn’t even require any pain medication. It would be tragic for Kippax to lose his license. He is affordable. He works out of a dated apartment building (tastefully remodeled, I […]
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His license suspension over, Jan Kippax free to return to dentistry
AUGUSTA — Opening the door for embattled oral surgeon Jan Kippax to practice again in Maine, his 30-day license suspension came to an end Friday. Kippax, who faces a hearing next month that could result in disciplinary action, is apparently able to work as a dentist in Maine, at least until the hearing’s outcome. It’s […]
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It's possible dentist Jan Kippax may regain his license this week
AUGUSTA — Lewiston oral surgeon Jan Kippax may be able to practice dentistry again after a temporary license suspension expires Friday. Though Kippax faces a slew of allegations that he mistreated patients that were severe enough for the Maine Board of Dental Practice to suspend his license last month, the panel only has the statutory […]
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Kippax hearing awaits; dental board and Attorney General's Office clashing
AUGUSTA — On the same day the Maine Board of Dental Practice agreed to suspend the license of Lewiston oral surgeon Jan Kippax last month for numerous allegations of professional misconduct, it apparently held an illegal executive session that led to a complaint about the quality of the legal support it receives from the Attorney […]
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Dental regulators delay Kippax's hearing; license suspension status unclear
AUGUSTA — A hearing to decide what penalty Lewiston oral surgeon Jan Kippax should face for alleged violations of professional standards has been delayed until April. Kippax was initially supposed to face a hearing by the Maine Board of Dental Practice on Friday, March 10, but the case has been put off until April 14. […]
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Former patient details complaint against Lewiston dentist
BRUNSWICK — Shortly after Christmas in 2014, Donna Deigan reluctantly found herself in a dental chair in the Lewiston office of oral surgeon Jan Kippax after her dentist sent her to him to figure out why she was hurting. The memory of what happened next still haunts her 26 months later. She went in complaining […]