title: An interesting review on soft skills and dental practice.
abstract: In today's world of education, we concentrate on teaching activities and academic knowledge. We are taught to improve our clinical skills. Soft skills refer to the cluster of personality traits, social graces, and personal habits, facility with language, friendliness and personal habits that mark people to varying degrees. Soft Skills are interpersonal, psychological, self-promoted and non-technical qualities for every practitioner and academician, whereas hard skills are new tools or equipment and professional knowledge. Hence, more and more clinicians now days consider soft skills as important job criteria. An increase in service industry and competitive practices emphasizes the need for soft skills. Soft Skills are very important and useful in personal and professional life.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital , Navi Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dalaya
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital , Navi Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishaquddin
authors.affiliation: PG Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital , Navi Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghadage
authors.affiliation: PG Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital , Navi Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hatte
keywords: Academician; Job performance; Personal attributes; Prosthodontics & dental general practice; Soft and hard skills; Talent