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Failed root canals, lost implants: How a Utah dentist accused of substandard care was allowed to keep practicing

Utah’s dentistry board urged the state to revoke Nicholas LaFeber’s license after repeated reports of poor dental work. Instead, regulators reinstated it. Now new patients say they’ve been hurt by his practice.

(Photo illustration by Shoshana Gordon | ProPublica) Source images: Quotations from Division of Professional Licensing records, including a 2020 agreement with Dr. Nicholas LaFeber and a letter from Dr. Brandon McKee, screenshot by ProPublica via Sandy Center Dental, Arthur E. Smith via Public Domain Image Archive, Kerry J via Flickr, Charles Stowell via Wikimedia Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine via Wikimedia Commons, The Tacoma Times via Wikimedia Commons.

(Photo illustration by Shoshana Gordon | ProPublica) Source images: Quotations from Division of Professional Licensing records, including a 2020 agreement with Dr. Nicholas LaFeber and a letter from Dr. Brandon McKee, screenshot by ProPublica via Sandy Center Dental, Arthur E. Smith via Public Domain Image Archive, Kerry J via Flickr, Charles Stowell via Wikimedia Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine via Wikimedia Commons, The Tacoma Times via Wikimedia Commons.

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