Helping Yourself or a Colleague
Referrals to CDAD come from colleagues, family members, friends, or patients, and often from the affected dentist. Each referral is treated individually, in a compassionate and confidential manner. Communications with CDAD are confidential.
If you wish to refer a colleague, or if you are in need of help, CDAD strongly encourages you to call us directly at (800) 468-2004.
Participation with CDAD is voluntary. We do not force our services on any dentist who does not want them. CDAD will urge a dentist who is ill to get help, and we will suggest specific treatment options. We respond to the concerns of families, colleagues, and hospitals by providing coordinated interventions and referrals to treatment.
CDAD provides ongoing, confidential support for recovery from alcoholism and substance abuse, including referral, liaison with colleagues, recovery monitoring and documentation, support groups for dentists and their families, and advocacy for return to practice. The monitoring program is designed to support the recovery process and to help assure the safe practice of medicine.