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The Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners and the chemically dependent dentist. 1996

G S Shampaine

Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners, Bowie, MD 20715, USA.

The Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (SBDE) has adopted the disease model in dealing with chemically dependent dentists. SBDE has found that a punitive attitude toward chemical dependence is not productive. The SBDE works closely with the Dentists' Well-Being Committee of the Maryland State Dental Association to help dentists regain productive lives while observing its responsibility to protect the public. The SBDE's concern for patient welfare is a top priority, but it does not lessen SBDE's compassion for dentists who may be suffering from this illness.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008005	Licensure, Dental	The granting of a license to practice dentistry.	Dental Licensure,Dental Licensures,Licensures, Dental
D008396	Maryland	A state bounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the east by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Virginia and West Virginia, and on the west by West Virginia.
D011363	Professional Impairment	The inability of a health professional to provide proper professional care of patients due to his or her physical and/or mental disability.	Impairment, Professional,Impairments, Professional,Professional Impairments
D003815	Dentists	Individuals licensed to practice DENTISTRY.	Dentists, Pediatric,Dentists, Prosthetic,Dentists, Restorative,Periodontists,Prosthodontists,Dentist,Dentist, Pediatric,Dentist, Prosthetic,Dentist, Restorative,Pediatric Dentist,Pediatric Dentists,Periodontist,Prosthetic Dentist,Prosthetic Dentists,Prosthodontist,Restorative Dentist,Restorative Dentists
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019966	Substance-Related Disorders	Disorders related to substance use or abuse.	Chemical Dependence,Drug Abuse,Drug Addiction,Drug Dependence,Drug Habituation,Drug Use Disorder,Drug Use Disorders,Organic Mental Disorders, Substance-Induced,Substance Abuse,Substance Dependence,Substance Related Disorder,Substance Use,Substance Use Disorder,Substance Use Disorders,Prescription Drug Abuse,Substance Addiction,Abuse, Drug,Abuse, Prescription Drug,Abuse, Substance,Addiction, Drug,Addiction, Substance,Chemical Dependences,Dependence, Chemical,Dependence, Drug,Dependence, Substance,Dependences, Chemical,Disorder, Drug Use,Disorder, Substance Related,Disorder, Substance Use,Disorders, Substance Related,Drug Abuse, Prescription,Habituation, Drug,Organic Mental Disorders, Substance Induced,Related Disorder, Substance,Related Disorders, Substance,Substance Abuses,Substance Uses,Use, Substance