This document outlines the accommodation process and provides guidance to help managers and supervisors take proactive steps to ensure employees with mental illness are offered appropriate supports.

Ensure that dentists who must withdraw from practice to undergo treatment for mental health or addiction reasons keep their practice viable in their absence (see p. 7).

For dentists, the process of returning to work after treatment for mental health or addiction problems can be extremely challenging. There is a need for a policy to address and protect the future insurability of the dentist for short- or long-term disability once they have undergone rehabilitation (see p. 7).

Dentists who are living with addictions and require more comprehensive assessment and rehabilitation services can take advantage of a range of rehabilitative services for health-care providers.