Michigan Board of Dentistry / LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing

How the official source says to file

• Start with File Complaint Now on LARA's complaint page and choose Dentistry in MiPLUS. The page provides account-registration help.
• Include the professional's name and credential, dates, locations, detailed concerns, supporting records, bills or claims, and contact details for witnesses and later treating providers.
• Review the portal's declarations and any records-release request before submitting; exact downstream signature requirements were not established. For intake help, call 517-241-0205 or email BPL-Complaints@michigan.gov.

Supporting guidance: Michigan: file a BPL complaint ↗Michigan: health professional complaint guide ↗Michigan: complaint information required ↗

What this route may not provide

BPL investigates possible Public Health Code violations and can seek license sanctions. The checked guidance does not establish a patient compensation or refund remedy. Ask BPL about a payment-only concern rather than assuming licensing enforcement resolves it.

Supporting guidance: Michigan: health professional complaint guide ↗

Do not guess about confidentiality

The citizen guide discourages anonymous complaints because missing information may cause closure. It says identity is confidential unless released in writing; disclosure may be requested at a hearing. The preparation page also warns that identity may be disclosed if testimony is required.

Supporting guidance: Michigan: health professional complaint guide ↗Michigan: complaint information required ↗

Ask promptly; no dental filing deadline verified

A dental filing deadline was not established by this check; ask BPL promptly about your incident dates. No guaranteed completion time was verified. Licensing review should not be treated as preserving a separate court deadline.

What may happen after filing

BPL screens for jurisdiction and a possible violation, then may close, refer or obtain authorization to investigate. Investigators collect records and interviews. Supported cases may proceed through agreement or hearing to the Board's disciplinary subcommittee; unsupported cases close with notice.

Supporting guidance: Michigan: health professional complaint guide ↗

Prepare a reviewable submission

State the concern you want reviewed, give a short chronology and factual consequences, and explain your request. Keep supporting records and follow the receiving authority’s instructions before attaching or sending them.