Hygienist who forged is disciplined

Part of Whistleblower's objective is to report on actions government agencies and licensing board take against the companies and individuals they regulate. Our intent is to provide, as a matter of record, a glimpse into the decisions these agencies and boards make. The majority of the decisions we post are ones to which the party being disciplined has agreed. A dental hygienist who forged narcotics prescriptions using a patient's name had conditions placed on her license this month by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry. In December, Marin R. Kopper self-reported her substance abuse and agreed to be monitored and participate in a treatment program, according to the board's order. Later that month, she admitted to Rochester police she had been forging prescriptions for a year using both real and fictitious names, the order said. She pleaded guilty in May to a felony. She was given five years' probation and 100 hours of community service. Kopper agreed to continued monitoring and to abstain from mood-altering drugs, the order stated. Read the full stipulation and order here.