My Doctor Did WHAT?! Professional License Look-Up

By L. Stolpman in Miscellaneous on Jan 14, 2009 9:50PM

Did you ever hear something about your doctor or dentist that made you wish you'd know that before you had your first visit with him or her? Do a little research before placing that phone call. The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation allows you to look up the licenses for a number of professions and you can see if they've ever been professionally disciplined. We clicked on "Professional Regulation" on the left hand side and then "License Look-up" to get to this page.

From there, enter in what you know and Whammo! You'll see if they've ever been disciplined. We put in the name "Smith" as a dentist to see what would pop up. Oh dear. It seems one Charles W. Smith III of Oak Park had his license suspended for three months and paid a fine for irregularities in his billing. Of course, that pales a bit compared to his 2002 license revocation...when he was convicted of first degree murder.

The Department of Professional Regulation covers not just physicians and dentists but also architects, locksmiths, accountants, home inspectors, nail technicians, pharmacists and veterinarians (and more!). Want to look up your attorney? Go here, instead. The Department and its website are a fantastic resource for the public. Bookmark that shit, yo.