Gillis
Gillis v. Dental Board
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Banke, J.
*314 Opinion
The Dental Board of California (Board) revoked Dr. Errol M. Gillis’s license to practice dentistry after a mishandled root canal procedure and repeated failure to respond to the patient’s complaints of postprocedure complications. Gillis petitioned the superior court for issuance of a writ of administrative mandamus directing the Board to set aside its decision. The superior court granted the writ on the basis of numerous perceived legal errors and remanded the matter to the Board. The Board appealed, and we now reverse, concluding there were no prejudicial errors and the administrative record amply supports the Board’s disciplinary action.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
In 2005 and 2006, Gillis worked part time as an endodontic specialist at Sears Dental in Concord, California. In September 2005, a dentist at a different office referred James J. to Sears Dental for root canal treatment on his No. 20 tooth. Gillis saw James J. for the first time on September 7, 2005, and began treatment. On September 26, James J. returned to Gillis for completion of the root canal.
At this second office visit, things began to go wrong. Gillis excessively “overfilled” James…