A top health official in Washington has urged the state's dental board to investigate all patient deaths related to dentistry, according to a seattlepi.com story.
In a recent letter to the Washington State Dental Quality Assurance Commission, Secretary of the Washington State Department of Health Mary Selecky mentioned a recent news story that revealed that the board might have been too soft in some cases.
"In an interview Wednesday, Selecky said the dental board assured her it will re-examine its death investigation process at its next meeting later this month," reported seattlepi.com.
