The Kansas Dental Well Being Program is KANSAS DENTAL ASSOCIATION

sponsored and funded by the Kansas Dental

Board with the support and cooperation of
the Kansas Dental Association and the
Kansas Dental Hygienist’s Association.
Who Do I Call?
Committee Members
You may contact either: Richard Patrick, DDS—Chairman
WELLBEING PROGRAM
Assisting Kansas Dentists and
Hygienists and their families with
drug, alcohol and other personal
problems.

Guy Cleverly, DDS

John Childers
Brian Brunghardt, DDS
Heart of America Professional Network
Gary Pratt, DDS
(HAPN)
Reenie Olson, RDH
6405 Metcalf, Suite 205
John Childers
Overland Park, Kansas 66202

(913) 236-7575

OR
Greg Hill, Program Director

Kansas Dental Association

5200 SW Huntoon

Topeka, Kansas 66604 Kansas Dental Phone: 785-272-7360

Association Fax: 785-272-2301
(785) 272-7360 5200 SW Huntoon E-mail:
Topeka, KS 66604 Greg@ksdental.org
Kansas Dental Alcohol and other drug addictions, as well Is the Information Given to the Com-
as mental and physical illnesses, are often mittee Confidential?
Well Being Program... treatable. By being pro-active, the dentist
All information held by the Well Being
or dental hygienist can get professional
Committee is confidential. Records are
help before it is too late.
The goal of the program is to provide only kept at the HAPN Office.
confidential assistance to dentists and
dental hygienists in Kansas who may be
suffering from physical or mental illness, Will the Kansas Dental Board Know of
addiction or aging issues that could im- my Participation?
pair their ability to practice safely. So long as the participant complies with
the program, the board will not be noti-
fied. The board can require a licensee to
Dentists and How is a Dentist or a Hygienist Referred? undergo an evaluation and to partici-
dental hygien- pate in the program in order to maintain
Family members, employees, associates or
ists have prob- or reinstate a license suspended for any
friends concerned about a dental profes-
lems that are impairment.
sional often contact the Well Being pro-
experienced by
gram. Many dentists are self-referred. The
our society as a
whole. Mental Kansas Dental Board will often refer licen-
and physical sees who have a problem which could jeop-
illness, including alcohol and other drug ardize their practice.
addictions, can potentially impair prac- What Happens After a Referral?
tice and health. The best estimates indi-
The Heart of America Professional Network
cate that approximately 10% of all our
(HAPN) first determines if the professional
society is affected.
actually has a problem. If there is a problem
then the individual is referred for an evalua-
tion. If treatment is recommended then an
agreement is signed