title: Dental care professionals: their training and clinical practice in the UK.
abstract: Since the event of compulsory registration, Dental Care Professionals now make up approximately 60% of the dental workforce. This article outlines training for all groups of Dental Care Professionals and discusses their clinical practice, emphasizing the importance of their involvement in the delivery of holistic patient care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To promote understanding of training and the current roles and responsibilities of the wider dental team.
authors.affiliation: University of Portsmouth Dental Academy, William Beatty Building, Hampshire Terrace, Portsmouth P01 2QG, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hartridge
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D003726:Dental Assistants / Q000193:education; D003727:Dental Auxiliaries / Q000193:education*; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education; D003800:Dental Technicians / Q000193:education; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004517:Education, Professional; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000193:education; D006113:United Kingdom