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Connecticut Dental Commission continues hearing in disciplinary case against Dr. Kristen W. Helms
Summary
A continued hearing on petition No. 2024-87 focused on whether positive alcohol and PETH tests and participation in the Haven monitoring program support allegations that Dr. Kristen W. Helms practiced while impaired; witnesses debated what the tests can and cannot show and Helms disputed parts of the Department of Public Health intake report.
The Connecticut Dental Commission on Dec. 4, 2025 continued a disciplinary hearing in petition No. 2024-87 alleging that Dr. Kristen W. Helms practiced dentistry while impaired by alcohol. The session centered on expert testimony about laboratory testing windows, the role of the Haven monitoring program, and Helms' own account of a workplace incident that led to her referral to Haven.
Witness Paula Del Greco, who testified in the prior session, described reviewing multiple types of tests entered into evidence and explained their limits. She told the Commission that urine drug screens typically detect alcohol metabolites for about "72 hours" and that PETH testing can detect alcohol use "up to 3 weeks," adding that higher quantitative levels generally indicate more consumption in that detection window. When asked whether a test can show the precise time a person drank, Del Greco said,…
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