title: Oral physicians.
abstract: In response to Stephen Hancocks' editorial Sawbones no longer, this paper examines the future role of oral physicians and patients' need for dental professionals to play a larger part in overall healthcare. Whilst the financial structures behind the US and UK dental systems differ, it can be questioned whether the outcomes of impending change will be as diverse.
authors.affiliation: Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. donald_giddon@hms.harvard.edu
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Giddon
mesh_terms: D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000639:trends*