title: Expanding the auxiliaries debate.
abstract: The recent debate about the registration of dental auxiliaries and their role in the dental team of the future has been a vigorous one, with strongly held opinions expressed on all sides. I would like to approach the subject from a different perspective by suggesting that the debate so far has been incomplete and has omitted the role that other health professionals might play in delivering dental care in the community, in particular, the highly qualified community nurse or nurse practitioner.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003153:Community Health Services; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003727:Dental Auxiliaries; D003729:Dental Care; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce