Dentist in patient-death case is fined $10,000; license suspended for six months

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 1,331

Last Updated: 13 hours, 19 minutes ago

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The Iowa Dental Board has suspended the license of a dentist accused of incompetence in a patient’s death.

In November 2025, the licensing board charged dentist Robert O. Wolf, with six separate regulatory violations: employing or permitting an unlicensed person to practice dentistry; encouraging or assisting with the unauthorized practice of dentistry; practicing dentistry in a manner that is harmful or detrimental to the public; willful and gross neglect; failure to maintain a satisfactory …

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