title: Professional standards: in search of the Holy Grail?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Sheffield.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johns
mesh_terms: D003813:Dentistry / Q000592:standards*; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*; D011639:Public Opinion; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013218:State Dentistry; D006113:United Kingdom