A Fart By Any Other Name Still Stinks, Part 1

Obviously the condemed Small Smiles Dental Centers are still operating and expanding in South Carolina.

Small Smiles of Myrtle Beach is operating as Oceanside Dental-Kings Highway Dental Health Center, PC

Michael Alessi, DDS

Jeremy Bondurant, DDS

Edmond R. Proctor, Jr. DDS, MS

DANIEL SPEARS, DDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Smiles of Florence, SC is operating as Bright Start Dental-Irby Street Dental Health Center, PC

Desinta Speller, DDS

Stella Faria, DDS

Edmond R. Proctor, Jr. DDS, MS

Daniel Spears, DMD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Smiles of Columbia, SC is operating as Capital City Dentistry-Two Notch Road Dental Health Center, PC

Me’Chell James DMD

Kristin L. Robertson, DDS

Edmund R. Proctor, DDS, MS

DANIEL SPEARS, DMD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Smiles of Spartanburg, SC is operating as Sparkle City Dental – Whitney Road Dental Health Center, PC

Dianah V. Barable, DDS

Mary Johnston DMD

Anna Y Kamdar DMD

J. Lee Moor, DMD

DAN SPEARS, DMD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The former Small Smiles in Greenville, SC operates as under Pleasantburg Drive Health Center, PC. The North Charleston South Carolina Small Smiles operates under Rivers Avenue Dental Health Center, PC. All of the above listed Professional Corporations were registered on July 30, 2014 with Dan Spears as the Registered Agent.

Moving over to Georgia, Daniel Spears is still listed as an officer of the former Small Smiles of Savannah, GA which is now operating as Savahhah Smiles Youth Dentistry, PC. with the princial office as 4746 Wehunt Trail SE, Smyrna, GA. with Todd Bjur, DDS as CFO and CEO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two new PC’s were filed in January 2016 at the South Carolina Secretary of State: Wesmark Dental Health Center, PC in Sumter, SC and 45 Wesmark, LLC; the Registered Agent for both of these corporation is also Dan Spears.

Below is the record on Dr. Proctor at the South Carolina Dental Board.  He is not listed as having a licenses in North Carolina, but does appear in the College of Diplomats of the American Board Of Pediatric Dentistry.(ABPD), as does the former Chief Dental Officer of Small Smiles, Dr. Steven Adair. The ABPD should not be confused with the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Amazingly, Dr. Proctor was issued a South Carolina dental license just days prior to the creation of all the professional corporation registered to Dan Spears; 16 days to be exact.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The address for Dr. Proctor in North Carolina, according to the ABPD website is 1056 Meadowlands Trl NW and although it can be found associated with “Clinton Children’s Dentistry” the address is that of a home, not a dental clinic, and Clinton is Clinton, New Jersey.

According to the New Jersey Dental Board website, Dr. Proctor was issued a dental licenses there in 1983 and at one time had a couple of clinics.

 

 

 

 

 

Getting back to Dr. Todd Bjur, DDS, a long time Small Smiles dentist—as is Daniel Spears—according to the Georgia Secretary of State website, Dr. Bjur and Dr. Terrence  VanDiver are officers in the other former Small Smiles clinics in Georgia, as is a company, Paranet Corporation Services, Inc.

Oh, and according to the 2016 annual reports, the prinicpal office address for the other Georgia clinics is 401 Church Street, Suite 2210, Nashville, TN 37219.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearly, folks in Nashville are still involved and the new corporation structure is meant to continue the confusion.

 

Related:

American Board of Pediatric Dentistry overview

DeRose / Padula Family - FORBA files Objection to $39M Settlement

So today was the deadline to file Objections in the $39M Small Smiles Dental Center's settlement. I'm perplexed. How the hell did this thing even get filed?!?! At least 3 Objections were filed today! Old FORBA (The DeRose/Padula family) don't like it, the victims don't like it (neither do I) and one Insurance Company doesn't like it! So who the hell liked it enough to call it "Settled" Honestly! Who was it?!?!?! Could it be the a select group of attorney's wanting their money and run, or the Trust Administrator who will snatch up a quick million or two within days of it's approval? Could it be AIG, who has filed so many pleadings courts have had to reprogram their systems or maybe AIG ran out of "stalking" attorneys to follow jurors around.

Apparently they know children will be seeking compensation for their abuses for years to come and low and behold, old man Dr. Adolph Padula and others have figured out they are included in the count of 333 dentists who will lose their malpractice coverage for all their misdeeds. Yeah, I laughed pretty hard at this one.

Creepy ole Aldoph Padula says his retroactive coverage is to last until the end of time. No wonder he's scared! 

 "The Objectors believe that some or all of the Claimants will continue pursuing claims against the Objectors which claims are covered by the insurance policies that are the
subject of the Motion and Settlement and Release Agreement.Upon information and belief, the Supplemental Extended Reporting Period Endorsement provides for a period of “unlimited duration” during which “claims” arising from “dental incidents” that occurred after the retroactive date (i.e., February 1, 2001) and before the end of the policy period (i.e.,September 26, 2010) may be reported under the Entities Policy." 

 Be sure to hit page 6 and 7 for the long list of clinics!! And note that it says "among others"...that a boat load of clinics!! One thing is for certain, these old boys haven't been enjoying their retirement as much as I bet they thought they would.

Doc 834 -DeRose-Padula-FORBA Objection to $39M Settlement
 

Continental Casualty filed an Objection as well.

It must have been a real party at the court today, down there in Nashville. 

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Objection filed opposing the $39M settlement for small victims of FORBA/CSHM’s Small Smiles Dental Centers

Actually there were at least 3 Objections filed today, this is just one.

Objection to $39M Settlement for victims of Small Smiles Dental Centers

FINALLY! Small Smiles Dental Centers are EXCLUDED from Medicaid and other Federal health programs!

OMG! OMG! OMG!

After 7 long years of persistence, it’s finally happened! Small Smiles Dental Centers are excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and all Federal Health Care Programs!

Small Smiles Dental Centers - CSHM Exclusion Letter by Dentist The Menace

Let us not forget, the dental centers Quality and Compliance was overseen by:

Dr. Paul Casamassimo
Dr. Arthur Nowak
Dr. Joe Bernat
Dr. Anupama Tate
Dr. Steve Adair

Quality & Compliance - Dental Centers - CSHM by Dentist The Menace

 

I can’t woo hoo and OMG enough—I’m shaking from head to toe with glee!!!!!

Now, where can I locate a bottle of the “good stuff” Champaign!

Small Smiles Dental Centers’ last ditch effort to avoid trial has FAILED

After 2 years or more of stall tactics by attorney’s representing Small Smiles Dental Center defendants, the New York trials are set to begin in three weeks!  Yes, you heard me, three, count’em 1… 2,…3… weeks!  Yahoo!  Jury selection set to begin September 9, 2013.

Tuesday (August 14, 2013) the  court ruled against Small Smiles and defendants and their plea for a Summary Judgment — essentially telling the old boys to buckle-up, quit whining, they have you by the balls, be ready for trial or start writing checks. Small Smiles Dental Centers’ former dentists (17 in total) and that nasty DeRose crew in Colorado are in for a very bumpy ride. 

Small Smiles Dental Centers NY Malpractice Defendants are:

Companies	Individuals
FORBA Holdings, LLC	Dan E. DeRose
n/k/a Church Street Health Management, LLC	Michael A. DeRose
FORBA NY, LLC	Edward J. DeRose
FORBA, LLC n/k/a LICSAC, NY, LLC	Adolph Padula
DD Marketing, Inc.	William A. Mueller
DeRose Management, LLC	Michael Roumph
Small Smiles Dentistry of Albany, LLC	Maziar Izadi, DDS
Albany Access Dentistry, PLLC	Laura Kroner, DDS
Small Smiles Dentistry of Syracuse, LLC	Judith Mori, DDS
	Lissett Bernal, DDS
	Edmise Forstal, DDS
	Evan Goldstein, DDS
	Keerthi Golla, DDS
	Nassef Lancen, DDS
	Wadia Hanna, DDS
	Koury Bonds, DDS
	Tarek Elsafty, DDS
	Dimitri Filostrat, DDS
	Yaqobb Khan, DDS
	Delia Morales, DDS
	Janine Randazzo, DDS
	Loc Vin Nuu, DDS
	Grace Yaghmai, DDS
	and others

 

These sweet children were hurt and abused and forevermore changed from as far back as 2006, and it’s finally making it to trial!  So, as a warning to all you dentists still employed there, don’t think your ass is out of a bind when you quit; cause it “ain’t”.  Not by a long shot!

Some of the dentists say the used their best medical judgment to provide dental care to the children suing them, but evidence indicates that isn’t even close.  In fact, it’s laughable! Evidence provided showed Koury Bonds, DDS and the others violated the “relevant standard on care” on several issues. 

According to the ruling, there is plenty of evidence these dentists prepared and recommend treatment without clinical justification and performed substandard care. 

They unnecessarily restrained children in papoose boards; extracted teeth that without clinical justification; failed to use local anesthetics, filled teeth that didn’t need to be filled; altering records; performing unnecessary baby root canals;(remember that $35 million dollar award a few weeks ago over unnecessary root canals?) failed to obtain proper informed consent for treatment from parents; just to name a few.  These guys knowingly and purposefully used informed consent forms that they knew did not meet the standards or guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD).

Now, haven’t I been screaming this as loud as I can for some 6 years now.  Everything I’ve uncovered and reported here about this horrible place is being proven to be the truth, and it looks like it’s going to be told in front of a jury, pretty damn quickly.

In the ruling the Judge states, “There…is ample evidence from which a jury could concluded that the defendants perpetuated a fraud on the plaintiff by treatment him and other Small Smiles patients not to meet his medical needs but as a means to maximize profits for the dentists, corporations and Individual Defendants.” (the DeRose crew)

More excerpts from the ruling:

“Email correspondence… demonstrates the overriding emphasis on profits.”  One such email between Michael Roumph and the lead dentists in the Albany NY clinic states “[p]roduction per patient needs to improve.”