title: Is general dentistry dead? How mid-level dental providers will affect the profession.
abstract: The rhetoric concerning mid-level providers and their impact on general dental practice is building in intensity. This is a complex issue and there is no clear picture of either the benefits or dangers to the public of such a delivery model, whether such plans are economically sustainable, or the role of general dentists in the configuration of future practices. The opinions of a representative sample of thinkers from various perspectives are sampled.
authors: ekcurtis@cableone.net
authors: Eric K
authors: EK
authors: Curtis
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D003727:Dental Auxiliaries / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D003815:Dentists / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D004465:Economic Competition; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D011636:Public Health Dentistry / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D018570:Risk Assessment