STERLING – The state is suspending a local dentist’s controlled substances license for the next 2 years.

On Dec. 20, Wendy Wells, who runs Wells Family Dentistry, 1840 First Ave., signed a consent order with the state Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. She received a number of penalties.

The state accused Wells of aiding the unlicensed practice of dentistry and using or prescribing controlled substances other than for therapeutic purposes. Wells neither admitted nor denied the accusations, the consent order said.