title: Defining, conferring and assessing the skills of the dentist.
abstract: The task facing educators in dentistry is never an easy one. It is an area where as many questions as answers arise. This paper looks at how the skills that a dentist needs can be defined and the best way to confer them.
authors.affiliation: University of Dundee Dental School.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Mossey
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Stirrups
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003479:Curriculum; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom