title: Continuing education: obligation or duty? The European dilemma.
abstract: Continuing dental education is now a professional and ethical obligation. The practising dentist has the responsibility to be a continuous learner by participating in educational programmes. This requirement for a career long education system provides awareness to the public that the dental profession is dedicated to the maintenance of high evidence-based education and permanent research into the best quality standards. Numerous European countries are involved in this process in an attempt to harmonise basic guidelines.
authors.affiliation: mersal@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mersel
mesh_terms: D018865:Dental Research; D003815:Dentists / Q000941:ethics; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005060:Europe; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007879:Legislation, Dental; D028681:Moral Obligations; D012941:Social Responsibility