Whistleblowing or scaremongering?
We live in a society of free speech but we, as dentists, are also privileged to be members of a self regulated profession and, as such, have responsibilities to fulfil. Dentists must be responsible for supplying balanced information to the public, based on the best evidence available.
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Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Mossey
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D002648:Child; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D011639:Public Opinion; D013218:State Dentistry / Q000592:standards; D013690:Television; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D006113:United Kingdom