Dental auxiliaries, universities, and academic freedom.
The practicing dental profession lately has asked questions regarding the propriety of research programs designed to investigate the use of expanded duty dental auxiliaries. The dental schools see paraprofessional research as socially responsive. Dental societies recognize the usefulness of auxiliaries but feel their responsibilities should be limited. This paper examines the status of dental auxiliaries, universities, and academic freedom.
D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D004497:Education, Dental; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D012575:Schools, Dental; D012953:Societies, Dental; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities