Professional standards: in search of the Holy Grail?
As the public expect and deserve higher and higher standards and the health services become more aware of their financial limitations, the constant need for dentists to re-appraise their own professionalism throughout life becomes all the more important. This article, taken from a presidential address, discusses what is meant by professionalism and looks into some of the implications that it holds for dentists now and in the future.
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University of Sheffield.
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