PARAVECCHIO v. MEMORIAL HOSP.

No. 87-22.

742 P.2d 1276 (1987)

Russell F. PARAVECCHIO, D.M.D., Appellant (Plaintiff), v. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF LARAMIE COUNTY and DePaul Hospital, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Metzke and Thomas N. Long of Hirst & Applegate, Cheyenne, for appellant.

W. Perry Dray and Gregory C. Dyekman of Dray, Madison & Thomson, P.C., Cheyenne, for appellee Memorial Hosp. of Laramie County.

David H. Carmichael of Carmichael, McNiff & Patton, Cheyenne, for appellee DePaul Hosp.

Jane A. Villemez of Charles E. Graves & Associates, Cheyenne, and Hugh A. Burns of Burns & Figa, P.C., Denver, Colo., filed amicus curiae for the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists.

Before BROWN, C.J., and THOMAS, CARDINE, URBIGKIT, and MACY, JJ.


BROWN, Chief Justice.

In this case, we are asked to determine whether a person licensed to practice dentistry in Wyoming1 who has special training and experience in the field of general anesthesia, but is not a licensed physician in Wyoming2 is authorized to practice general anesthesiology. We hold that appellant's dental license does not authorize the administration of anesthesia for nondental purposes. We...

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