title: [Dental curriculum and team treatment concept].
abstract: The changing oral situation in the Netherlands, the upgrading of the dental hygienist training and the introduction of the bachelor and master degree in the Dutch higher education system asks for a new dental professional: the oral physician. To prepare the oral physician for his role as leader of a dental team several changes and new developments are necessary in the existing dental curriculum.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Burgersdijk
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kersten
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D003726:Dental Assistants / Q000193:education; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education; D003813:Dentistry / Q000639:trends*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends
vernacular_title: De tandheelkundige opleiding en het teamconcept.