New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners / Office of Professional Licensure and Certification

How the official source says to file

• Plc 204.02 directs written complaints to Complaints@oplc.nh.gov; email filing requires a PDF attachment under Plc 202.10(b). Include profession, subject's name and known license number, conduct, dates, locations, witnesses and your contact details.
• State whether you tried resolution, retained counsel or reported elsewhere. Sign and date; electronic filing itself constitutes the signature and transmission date under the rule.
• Signing certifies authorization, factual grounds and a proper purpose. Ask OPLC whether any additional dental-record authorization is needed; a current complaint form was not available to check.

Supporting guidance: New Hampshire: OPLC procedural rules ↗

What this route may not provide

Dental misconduct includes incompetence, gross or repeated negligence, dishonest conduct and specified sedation-consent failures. The sanctions law provides license restrictions, reprimands and fines; a refund or damages remedy was not established. Identify clinical facts rather than treating a disputed price or office ownership as proof.

Supporting guidance: New Hampshire: dental practice act ↗New Hampshire: RSA 310:12 ↗

Do not guess about confidentiality

The rules require complainant identity. The subject normally receives a copy unless disclosure jeopardizes safety or a criminal investigation. Investigation materials are confidential unless incorporated into a public disciplinary hearing, with authorized agency and legal disclosures.

Supporting guidance: New Hampshire: OPLC procedural rules ↗New Hampshire: RSA 310:9 ↗

Five-year rule tied to OPLC discovery, with exceptions

RSA 310:9 generally requires allegations within five years after OPLC reasonably could have discovered the conduct. Exceptions address criminal convictions, discipline in another jurisdiction, and qualifying patterns or cumulative conduct. File promptly; ask OPLC how this applies to your facts rather than calculating from treatment date alone.

Supporting guidance: New Hampshire: RSA 310:9 ↗New Hampshire: OPLC procedural rules ↗

What may happen after filing

OPLC screens viability and may investigate or recommend dismissal. Investigation can include records and experts; unsupported cases receive written dismissal reasons. Cases may proceed to settlement or hearing.

Supporting guidance: New Hampshire: RSA 310:9 ↗New Hampshire: RSA 310:10 ↗

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.