The future for removable prosthodontics in the UK--a personal opinion.
In allowing Clinical Dental Technicians (CDTs) to practise complete denture prosthodontics independently the General Dental Council (GDC) has set a dangerous precedent that could threaten the future integrity of the 'dental team'. In bemoaning the decline in standards for undergraduate teaching of removable prosthodontics the academic specialists, and the BSSPD, only have themselves to blame. It can only be hoped that, once established, Clinical Dental Technicians will raise the woefully low standard of removable prosthodontics in the UK.
Wilson
J
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GDC Specialist List in Prosthodontics, Roath, Cardiff, UK. jeffrey.wilson@ntlworld.com
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