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Witnesses at licensing hearing say Dr. Christine Helms provided competent care and deny seeing impairment
Summary
Two witnesses testified at a licensing hearing in support of Dr. Christine Helms, describing longstanding professional relationships and saying they never observed her provide patient care while impaired; they also said they did not know the reason for her dismissal from a prior practice.
Maureen Weed, a certified dental assistant who said she has worked with Dr. Christine Helms since about 2007, testified at a licensing hearing that Helms is a "very skilled dentist" with "an amazing bedside manner" and that she had not seen patients returned for corrective work because of incompetence.
Michelle Amato, a dental hygienist and part-time first-year clinical instructor at the University of Bridgeport who said she has known Dr. Helms since about 1999, also testified that she "never" observed Dr. Helms treat patients while under the influence of alcohol or other substances and described Helms as "very caring" and "a very skilled clinician." Both witnesses said they could not provide precise…
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