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Iowa dentist, charged with incompetence, surrenders license
DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) – A central Iowa dentist has agreed to surrender her license after being charged with professional incompetence in the case of a patient who lost six teeth.
The Iowa Dental Board alleges that in January 2022, dentist Marion Jane Blount of Ames, now 74, placed temporary crowns on six teeth of a patient and then failed to replace them within permanent crowns in a timely fashion. As a result, the board alleges, the patient was in pain and eventually required treatment for an infection.
In addition, the board alleges, the patient went to another dentist who had to extract the patient’s six front teeth and then provide the patient with a partial plate, all “as a result of the poor work” that was performed by Blount.
Without admitting any wrongdoing, Blount recently agreed to surrender her license with the understanding that she can seek reinstatement in one year, according to board records.
It’s not the first time Blount has been sanctioned by the board.
In 2007, the board charged Blount with employing or permitting an unregistered person to practice dental assisting, and with failing to maintain adequate infection control protocols. As a result, her license was placed on probation for two years.
In 2013, the board again charged Blount with employing or permitting an unregistered person to practice dental assisting. In that case, the board imposed a $500 civil penalty but took no action restricting her license or practice.
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TAMA COUNTY, Iowa — A pair of power outages left more than 700 people without power in Tama County Friday afternoon.
Alliant Energy says the larger outage, just north of Garwin, was caused by a semi-truck striking one of their power poles. That outages impacted 690 customers as of 5 p.m. Friday.
The smaller outage impacted roughly 36 people in Tama. The outage was caused by equipment needing repairs.
Alliant says crews are on site and working to fix both outages.
SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (KTIV) – The Iowa Great Lakes community is remembering Leo “Butch” Parks, a longtime lakes-area businessman and founder of Parks Marina.
He died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the age of 81.
Parks established the marina on East Lake Okoboji in 1983, growing it from a small fishing boat operation into a business with marinas, sales, service, rentals, storage, and popular destinations like the Barefoot Bar.
Parks and his wife, Debbie, also owned Okoboji Boat Works for 23 years.
Funeral services are set for Friday, Jan. 16, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. It will be followed by a celebration of life at Snapper’s restaurant in Okoboji that evening.
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