title: Professional standards and their escalating impact upon the dental profession.
abstract: This article highlights several areas of confusion that have arisen in relation to professional standards in the UK. In doing so, it provides a possible explanation for the fact that litigation levels against UK dentists, and also the level of regulatory challenge and criticism that they face, are both at levels far beyond those that are seen in virtually any other country in the world.
authors: Dental Protection Ltd, 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1M 0PS.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Lewis
mesh_terms: D003813:Dentistry / Q000592:standards*; D003815:Dentists / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007879:Legislation, Dental; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom