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Professional Recovery Network reports steady referrals; board members press PRN on monitoring nitrous‑oxide misuse
Summary
At the Feb. 21 TSBDE meeting PRN reported steady referrals and described monitoring options for clinicians with inhalant use issues. Board members questioned the limits of monitoring nitrous oxide misuse and PRN’s strategies for worksite monitoring.
The Professional Recovery Network reported a steady flow of referrals for potentially impaired dental professionals and described support mechanisms the program uses for clinicians with inhalant use, including nitrous oxide.
Why it matters: Board members pressed PRN for how it monitors inhalant‑use disorders because nitrous oxide cannot be detected by standard drug tests and misuse presents unique workplace‑safety and patient‑safety risks.
What PRN reported
Raquel Bridal, director of the Professional Recovery Network, told the board PRN’s second‑quarter fiscal‑year report showed “a steady number of referrals regarding potentially impaired dental professionals.” She summarized PRN services and educational events, noting a fall seminar and two speakers who addressed compassion fatigue and trauma‑informed care.
Bridal provided LBB numbers PRN…
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