Pensacola dentist Charles Stamitoles' dental license revoked for 'sexual misconduct'
The Florida Board of Dentistry revoked the dental license of Charles Stamitoles Monday, preventing him from practicing dentistry in the state of Florida.
The board's final order came after the Florida Department of Health (DOH) filed an administrative complaint against Stamitoles for two misdemeanor battery charges he faced in Pensacola.
"The violations set forth in the Administrative Complaint warrant disciplinary action by the Board," the final order stated. "Therefore, it is hereby ordered and adjudged ... Respondent, Florida Dentistry License Number DN 10168 is revoked."
The DOH complaint references two misdemeanor battery cases for which of Stamitoles is currently serving jail time.
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The first complaint relates to a Dec. 16, 2020, incident where Stamitoles patted a female patient's breast while she was in the operating chair and complimented her physical appearance. The second count in the complaint outlines that Stamitoles asked a female patient about her sexual activity and dating life.
"(Stamitoles) told patient J.J. that she 'drove him crazy' and expressed an interest in engaging in a sexual relationship with patient J.J.," the complaint states. "(Stamitoles) told patient J.J. that he found her to be 'sexy' and beautiful."
The board ultimately found he violated Florida Statute 466.027, which states that "the dentist-patient relationship is founded on mutual trust," and that "sexual misconduct in the practice of dentistry means violation of the dentist-patient" relationship.
Florida's Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo previously barred Stamitoles from practicing on female patients in a June 23, 2022, emergency order laying out the restrictions.
"Dr. Stamitoles' employees are already aware of his deviant behavior, and this has not hindered him from his inappropriate conduct," the emergency order noted. "Therefore, nothing short of the immediate restriction of Dr. Stamitoles' license to practice as a dentist on female patients will protect the public from the dangers created by Dr. Stamitoles' continued, unrestricted practice of dentistry."
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After an Oct. 26 trial in one of his battery cases, Stamitoles was sentenced to nine months in Escambia County Jail. Stamitoles later pleaded no contest on Jan. 20 to his remaining six battery charges.
Escambia County Judge Kristina sentenced Stamitoles to 60 days in county jail on Jan. 28 for each of his four battery charges after the plea. She ordered the sentences for two of the counts to run concurrent to his nine-month sentence, and for the sentences on the remaining two counts to run consecutively, effectively making Stamitoles' jail sentence approximately 13 months.
Stamitoles still faces one felony count of battery after allegedly grabbing a 74-year-old patient's face "while putting his face about six to eight inches in front of her face and told her to look into his eyes." Stamitoles then told her that he can help her with her teeth and allegedly kissed her on the forehead.
He also faces a felony perjury charge after lying to a judge about why he violated his release agreement by traveling to Mobile, Alabama. He initially told the judge he traveled to help his son, but he allegedly violated the agreement to go buy a car with his wife.
Stamitoles's next court date is March 22.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola dentist Charles Stamitoles license revoked by Dentistry Board
