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Dental Commission moves to closed session after dispute over Department of Health exhibits in Kristen Helms case
Summary
The state Dental Commission voted unanimously to enter executive session on Dec. 3, 2025, after the respondents attorney objected to Department of Health exhibits that the department said include confidential Haven program medical records and drug test results; the panels legal adviser recommended admitting the exhibits under Conn. Gen. Stat. 4-1-178.
The state Dental Commission voted to go into executive session on Dec. 3, 2025, to consider disputed exhibits in the disciplinary petition against Kristen Helms (petition no. 2024-87). Chairman Peter Katz said the panel needed to review protected materials after the respondents counsel objected to the Department of Healths documentary evidence.
The move followed an extended exchange about 14 proposed panel exhibits and additional department exhibits. Paul Spinella, attorney for the respondent, argued the records offered by the department contain no…
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