title: Professionalism, then and now.
abstract: For centuries only three professions were recognised as such: medicine, law and theology. Now that the word 'professional' is applied to all occupations it can be difficult to understand the meaning of professionalism within dentistry and healthcare. We simply cannot treat dentistry as a commodity or business when it is a highly specialised personal service. Now more than ever, dentistry is a team game and all dental professionals must maintain the values and codes that distinguish what we do from most other vocations.
authors.affiliation: Level 19, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: P R H
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Newsome
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Langley
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards; D003813:Dentistry / Q000592:standards*; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards; D006665:History of Dentistry; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D000068616:Professionalism / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom