Oh so sick!

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This guy needs more than just a revocation of his license!

N.C. board revokes license of dentist

Hall closes Cornelius office, but will appeal

KAREN GARLOCH

Staff Writer

After hearing testimony during seven days in July, a panel of the N.C. Board of Dental Examiners Monday revoked the license of Cornelius dentist Dr. John Hall.

Board investigators accused Hall, 43, of putting his semen into the mouths of six female patients, including a 14-year-old. At the Raleigh hearing, patients testified that Hall squirted a foul-tasting substance from a syringe into their mouths. A seventh testified Hall jumped on her in the dental chair and gyrated against her lower body in a sexual manner.

In compliance with the board's order, Hall closed his Catawba Avenue office at noon Monday. But his lawyers said they will appeal the decision to Wake County Superior Court.

The dental board, which licenses and regulates dentists, rarely revokes a license. In the past five years, the board has revoked only three, including Hall's, said Bobby White, the dental board's chief operations officer.

"I am extremely disappointed with the board's decision ... As I have vehemently maintained ever since I became aware of these bizarre and sensational allegations against me, I have not done what I have been accused of ...," Hall said in a statement issued by his lawyers. "I am going to continue to fight these allegations against me by whatever means necessary and by whatever legal avenues are available to me."

Hall declined to be interviewed.

Hall may face other problems. David Maloney, a prosecutor with the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office, attended the dental board hearing, taking careful notes. He could not be reached for comment Monday, but has said the criminal investigation is continuing.

Accusations against Hall became public in November, after several employees said they had become suspicious of his behavior. They collected five syringes from his office and asked a veterinarian to test the contents, which turned out to be semen. The employees contacted police, who searched Hall's office and found more syringes, containing similar material. DNA tests showed it was Hall's semen.

Testifying on his own behalf, Hall denied injecting semen into patients' mouths. He said he was collecting his semen in the syringes because he was tracking the side effects of Propecia, a hair-growth drug. Potential side effects include low sperm count and diminished semen. Hall said he collected his semen after-hours in an office bathroom because he didn't want to do so at home. He said he planned to take the vials to his doctor.

White said Hall's license revocation "could be forever." But Hall could re-apply for an N.C. license at some point and go through a reinstatement hearing, White said.

In addition to revoking a license, the dental board has the authority to suspend a license for a specific period of time, or censure, reprimand or warn dentists about inappropriate practices. There are3,642 dentists who practice in the state.

"It's a sad day for dentistry. But it's a good day in that the system worked," said Dr. Wayne Holland, a Wilson dentist who chaired the board's five-dentist hearing panel.

"The board has a mandate to protect the people of North Carolina," Holland said. "In weighing all the testimony and the evidence ... we found that the allegations were proven. We think that is the only just and practical decision that could be rendered in this case."

Emerson Thompson, one of Hall's lawyers, said Hall does not believe he received a fair hearing. The panel conducted the hearing like a civil court trial, but had a lawyer on hand to whisper advice on legal matters, he said. Thompson added that he believes the board made legal mistakes, such as keeping out evidence of a polygraph test he said Hall passed.

Thompson said the appeal will be filed in Wake County because state law allows dentists in Hall's situation to appeal either in their home county or in Wake. Hall and his wife, Robin, live in Mooresville with their two children.

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/9419596.htm?1c

[Guest AuNuma1]

At the Raleigh hearing, patients testified that Hall squirted a foul-tasting substance from a syringe into their mouths.

Ah, he must have just run out of the fruit flavored flouride and decided to use the next best thing.

[BustemBigBlue 176]

Thats quite a story he came up with in his defense. Even if it's the truth, what kind of weirdo masterbates into syringes at his office after hours? Just another reason to be afraid of the dentist.

[tiger88 934]

I'm guessing that he was thinking that if he had a just whipped it out they would have said no.

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MORE KITTENS DYING!!! AND FOR WHAT?!?!?!