Concerned Colorado Dentists
Activities
Overview...
The activities of Concerned Colorado Dentists (CCD) should be viewed within the bigger scope of the Dentist Peer Assistance Program (DPAP) functions, administered by Peer Assistance Services, Inc (PAS). Toward that end, the following lists describe activities provided by CCD, those provided by PAS, and those provided jointly.
CCD Activities...
- Education
- Presentations, discussions, visits to dental offices: "What it was like, what happened, and what it's like now"
- DPAP from viewpoint of recovering dentists
- Information about voluntary entry into recovery
- Personal conversations about voluntarily facing impairment issues.
- MDDS Midwinter Meeting presentations
- Peer Support
- Peer recovering dentists
- Support Group Meetings
- Volunteers help keep practice open during treatment
- Staff and patient management related issues
- Connections to 12 step groups for DDS
- Connections to 12 step groups (Alanon) for staff and families
- Colleague Intervention
- Preparation (With PAS)
- Outreach to Dentist
- Follow-up with Complainant (With PAS)
PAS Activities...
- Assessment
- Chemical Dependency (CD)
- Mental Health (MH)
- Physical Health (PH)
- Problem identification
- Refer for Comprehensive Evaluations (CD, MH, PH)
- Combine info from assessment, evaluations, etc
- Diagnosis
- Referrals
- Treatment (CD, MH, PH)
- Drug Screens
- Attorneys (Regulatory, Criminal)
- Insurance (Liability, Disability, Medical)
- Family & Staff
- Practice Recommendations (With CCD Input)
- Case Management
- Monitoring Contract Management
- Reports to CBDE
- Communication with CBDE Staff
- Communication with Dentist/Client
- Communication with Family & Staff
- Support
- 24 Hour Help Line
- Facilitated Support Groups
- Program & Finance Audits
Joint CCD & PAS Activities...
- Education
- Component dental societies
- Dental assistant schools
- Hygiene schools
- CU Dental school
- Journal articles
- MDDS Midwinter Meeting information table
- Program development
- Practice Monitor Training Program
- Intervention Training Program
- Publish DPAP description
- Support
- Coaching of complainants re filing CBDE complaints
- Employment opportunities for displaced staff