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By Frederick N. Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun | April 26, 2012
Dr. George G. Hansen, a retired dentist and master woodworker, died April 11 of pneumonia at Oak Crest Village retirement community. He was 89. The son of educators, Dr. Hansen was born in Baltimore and raised in Towson. He spent his boyhood summers at a camp his parents owned and operated in Oakland, where he learned to ride horses, shoot, canoe, camp and do woodworking. After graduating in 1941 from Polytechnic Institute, where his father taught physical education, he earned his degree in an accelerated class in 1946 from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry.
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By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun | February 6, 2012
More than five years after Dr. Albert Woonho Ro was found beaten to death in his Glen Burnie dental office, his dental assistant admitted Monday that she siphoned more than $17,000 from his business and had him killed to cover it up. Shontay Joyner Hickman, 36, of Baltimore pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder in the death of the dentist, who was from a family well-known in the local Korean-American community. She was sentenced to life in prison. Hickman's plea agreement was sealed because of the continuing investigation — a man charged in Ro's killing is scheduled to go on trial in May. "I have destroyed a lot, his family and mine," she said through tears as she apologized to more than a dozen members of Ro's family seated in the courtroom.
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By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun | December 7, 2011
An Annapolis dentist was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison for not paying withholding taxes for his dental and orthodontic practice, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Baltimore. U.S. District Judge William M. Nickerson also sentenced Jay Wayne Hustead, 65, to pay restitution of nearly $66,000, perform 200 hours of community service, and serve three years on supervised release, the federal prosecutors' office said. He must also sign an agreement to the pay additional money owed to the IRS. Hustead, and his wife, Susan Hustead, 57, operated Hustead Dental and Orthodontics, employing dentists, technicians and others, and the couple admitted to their roles in not filing withholding taxes and other tax documents for the dental office, prosecutors said.
EXPLORE
November 26, 2011
Two Laurel dentists are offering a significant discount on dental services in tandem with helping their community food pantry. Dr. Maurice Miles and Dr. Daniel Melnick are assisting people in the community who have lost their dental coverage due to job loss by offering dental services at a fraction of their normal rate. For $75 patients receive oral examinations, x-rays and dental cleanings, with all proceeds going to Elizabeth House. The discount remains in effect until Nov. 30. http://www.dentistlaurelmd.com/index.php/ctegory/community .
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By Jacques Kelly, The Baltimore Sun and Baltimore Sun reporter | September 18, 2011
Dr. Joseph Giardina, a retired Baltimore County dentist who was an early advocate for understanding the educational needs of dyslexic students, died of kidney failure Sept. 9 at his Phoenix, Baltimore County, home. He was 82. Born in Baltimore and raised on West Fayette Street, he was a 1948 graduate of Polytechnic Institute, where he played football. He remained active in the school's alumni association. While in the Army and serving in Germany, he also competed on a military football team.
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By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun | September 13, 2011
A Baltimore man accused of killing a dentist in Glen Burnie was sentenced Tuesday to serve 60 years in prison for an unrelated 2008 murder over a $150 debt, according to the city state's attorney's office. Dante Jeter, 24, who was convicted in June of first-degree murder and weapons violations, was sentenced by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Marcus Z. Shar to life in prison with all but 60 years suspended, the prosecutor's office said. Prosecutors said Tyrone Freeman, 25, was shot in May 2008 over a drug debt.