title: Whither the professions?
abstract: I must confess to having been a little surprised at being asked to give The Dental School Founders' and Benefactors' Lecture this year. It is manifest to all that I am not a founder of the School and as chairman of the Health Authority I have not always been perceived to be a benefactor. Nevertheless I accepted your Dean's invitation and I hope my status may improve. There has been some uncertainty in relation to my title 'Whither the professions?' as to whether it expresses a question or an exhortation. It was certainly intended to be a question.
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D003813:Dentistry / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000639:trends*; D013038:Specialization