A Cedar Rapids dentist has agreed to surrender his license after the Iowa Dental Board charged him with failing to maintain competency standards and inappropriately prescribing drugs, according to an Oct. 2 story in the Iowa Capital Dispatch. The action was one of several sanctions issued recently by the Iowa Dental Board against several Iowa dentists who have previously been accused of professional incompetence, fraud and sexual misconduct involving a patient. In the Cedar Rapids case, the board alleged Masih Safabakhsh of Gentle Dental performed root canal and crown services on teeth that did not need treatment while failing to treat teeth that required care. Six months later, in July 2012, the board immediately suspended Mr. Safabakhsh’s dental license after receiving complaints from multiple employees about a patient who suffered a medical emergency. The board fined Mr. Safabakhsh $10,000.