title: Continued competency: a practicing dentist's perspective.
abstract: As professionals, dentists should continue to learn and improve our skills throughout our careers. Continued competency testing, however, will neither assure nor accurately measure this process. It isn't necessary, won't improve the public's dental health, and would be very expensive.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seldin
mesh_terms: D000571:American Dental Association; D002140:California; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003813:Dentistry / Q000592:standards*; D003815:Dentists; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008005:Licensure, Dental; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012953:Societies, Dental; D014481:United States