Well-Known Fairborn Dentist Sentenced Wednesday

A Fairborn dentist convicted of drunken driving and drug possession told the judge he was sorry Wednesday.

Dr. Lowell Heck, 56, has been allowed to practice since he was arrested last year, police said.

Now that he has been convicted, the Ohio State Dental Board will review the case.

Heck said he takes responsibility for his actions last March in Fairborn and wishes he had done things differently.

Heck was pulled over for speeding by Fairborn police and then arrested for driving under the influence and possession of cocaine. In August of last year Heck was sentenced to three days in a substance abuse treatment center for driving under the influence, police said.

The judge sentenced Heck to five years community control or probation.