Sunday, August 15, 2010

McHenry Dentist shutters office

The McHenry office [of orthodontist Daryl Ashbeck] was closed early Friday afternoon, with the lights out and the shades half-drawn.

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation show that Ashbeck’s dental license was suspended March 9, because Ashbeck failed an alcohol test he agreed to take as a condition of getting his license back in November 2008.

Ashbeck also is facing a felony forgery charge in McHenry County for allegedly forging a prescription for Tussionex, which includes an antihistamine and hydrocodone. He allegedly presented the fake prescription on a Rockford dentist’s pad at a Crystal Lake drug store in February, local court records show.

A failure to notify patients could be viewed as patient abandonment and could cause a new case to be brought against a dentist, Hofer said. That new case ultimately could lead to a fine or losing the license altogether.

Click on the following for more details:  Northwest Herald | Dentist shutters office

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