VOIGT, Justice.
[¶ 1] Trinity St. John (the appellant), sought dental care from Dr. Joshua Wagner (the appellee). Following a claim by the appellee alleging breach of contract, the appellant responded with a number of counterclaims, including a claim based on the Wyoming Consumer Protection Act (WCPA).
[¶ 2] Is a WCPA claim alleging unfair and deceptive trade practices by a dentist subject to Wyoming's two-year professional malpractice statute of limitations?
[¶ 3] On October 19, 2006, the appellee performed dental work on the appellant at a cost of $7,860. The appellant returned to the appellee's office the next day to make a partial payment on the amount owed, but the appellee's receptionist indicated that only full payment would be accepted. Because the appellant was unable to pay the full cost of the dental services at that time, she was persuaded to apply for a "Care Credit" credit card. She signed a blank application which she returned to the receptionist. The application was soon approved and the appellee charged the credit card in the amount owed. Later, the appellant learned the terms of the credit card included a 22.98% interest rate. If the appellant failed to make the minimum monthly payment or failed to pay the balance in full within one year, the rate would increase to 26.99%. The appellant received additional dental treatment from the appellee.
[¶ 4] The appellee filed a complaint on June 2, 2009, alleging breach of contract by the appellant for failure to pay for dental services received. Following a number of procedural events unrelated to the issue at hand, the appellant filed a motion for summary judgment on August 24, 2010, arguing that the appellee did not perform the services as stated in his complaint. On August 27, 2010, the appellee attempted to dismiss his action, but the district court ultimately entered an order striking his notice of dismissal because the notice was predated by the appellant's motion for summary judgment.
[¶ 5] On August 30, 2010, the appellant filed her answer and counterclaims alleging fraud/misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, violation of the WCPA, slander, and outrage. In response, the appellee filed a motion to dismiss appellant's counterclaims, alleging the claims were barred by the statute of limitations. The district court agreed with the appellee and granted his motion to dismiss the appellant's counterclaims. The appellant now appeals that decision, but only with regard to the dismissal of her WCPA claim.
[¶ 6] "The application of a statute of limitations is a question of law that is reviewed de novo." DeLoge v. Homar, 2013 WY 33, ¶ 10, 297 P.3d 117, 120 (Wyo.2013).
[¶ 7] The district court determined that the appellant's WCPA counterclaim failed to comply with the following statute of limitations:
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-107 (LexisNexis 2011) (emphasis added). The appellee argues that the appellant's WCPA claim is time-barred by the statute because the claim arose out of the appellant's "professional relationship" with the appellee. The phrase "professional relationship" is not, however, found in the above statute. For that reason, the appellee relies upon this Court's holding in Prokop v. Hockhalter, 2006 WY 75, 137 P.3d 131 (Wyo.
[¶ 8] After concluding that professional hunting guides qualify as professionals for purposes of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-107(a), this Court determined that the statute of limitations at issue applied to contract claims as well as tort claims. Prokop, 2006 WY 75, ¶ 16, 137 P.3d at 136. We relied upon a Nebraska Supreme Court case holding that "[i]f all [] claims are based on a single
[¶ 9] Neither party disputes the fact that dentistry qualifies as a licensed profession. The question before us, therefore, is limited to whether the appellant's WCPA claim arose "from an act, error or omission in the rendering of licensed or certified professional or health care services." Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-107(a). By contending that Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-107 is applicable, the appellee misinterprets Prokop and construes "professional relationship" to include a broader range of activity than intended by the legislature. The circumstances surrounding the appellant's and the appellee's dispute do, indeed, derive from the fact that the appellant sought the appellee's professional services. All interactions between dentist and patient do not, however, constitute the rendering of professional services under the statute. In Reinke, upon which Prokop relies, the court determined that application of the two-year statute of limitations would require a determination of whether the professional was "acting in a `professional' capacity." Reinke, 590 N.W.2d at 388.
Reinke, 590 N.W.2d at 388. This is similar to the language of our professional malpractice statute of limitations, which by its terms applies to "a cause of action arising from an act, error or omission
[¶ 10] The appellant's WCPA claim alleges that the appellee committed unfair and