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Developing an Ethic of Access to Care in Dentistry
Author(s) -
Beemsterboer Phyllis L.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2006.70.11.tb04201.x
Subject(s) - dental education , dental care , service (business) , public service , medical education , medicine , nursing , dentistry , psychology , public relations , political science , business , marketing
The ethical responsibility to provide access to care as part of professionalism is explored. Several suggestions for positioning dental education to enhance the public service side of professionalism are presented prior to admission to dental school, during dental school, and after dental school. All three areas hold possibilities for dental education to instill and advocate for the public service aspect of professionalism.