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OHIO STATE DENTAL BOARD
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 14, 2009 PAGE 6
County for Deception to Obtain a Dangerous Drug. He explained that she was
immediately suspended and offered a hearing for violation of her Consent. He stated
that at the time of immediate suspension, Ms. Robinson went into treatment at The
Woods at Parkside (Parkside) and completed inpatient treatment. Mr. Yonadi stated
that Ms. Robinson plead guilty to these charges in September and received three (3)
years probation. He informed the Board that Ms. Robinson is still waiting to see if she is
facing any additional criminal charges with Franklin County for violation of her first
probation.
Concluding, Mr. Yonadi stated that Ms. Robinson’s new Consent Agreement calls for
her license suspension to be lifted upon ratification by the Board. However, Mr. Yonadi
informed the Board members that Ms. Robinson’s appearance has been requested so that
the Board can speak to her about her most recent actions.
Upon questioning by the Board, Ms. Robinson stated that she felt blessed at having
the chance to appear before the them. She stated that she feels tremendous remorse for
what happened and does a lot of things differently now that she recognizes that she has a
disease. Ms. Robinson informed the Board that she realizes the severity of the addiction
and works on it daily along with talking to her sponsor daily.
Ms. Robinson indicated that she had attended Parkside for the in-patient treatment
and also does her out-patient treatment there. She stated that she looks forward to her
continuing care with her drug and alcohol counselor. Ms. Robinson stated that the
counselor has helped her to learn a lot about herself and her addictions. She stated that
she attends five (5) meetings per week and sometimes chairs the meetings. Ms.
Robinson informed the Board that she now does a lot of things which are outside her
comfort zone. She stated that honesty is a huge thing for her today as she did not
realize the severity of the addiction and all that comes with it. She stated that she has
all the tools to help herself and plans to continue using them to remain drug and alcohol
free.
Mr. Jones inquired as to what was the trigger that caused her to relapse and which
tool would she now use to avoid relapse should the same situation occur. Ms. Robinson
responded that she had a baby in November and there were complications. She stated
that she had subsequent surgeries in December and February wherein she was not honest
and forthcoming with her physician about her history of addiction. Ms. Robinson stated
that she had not thought that her addictive tendencies would “take off” like they did.
Continuing on, Ms. Robinson stated that now all of her physicians know of her
history with addiction. She stated that helps in determining what she can and cannot
use. She stated that honesty is the most important tool for her. Ms. Robinson informed
the Board members that in addition to tools, she now has a good support group and
family members whom she can call upon to help her work things out. She concluded by