Open AccessMuddy Water or a Clear Horizon?
Author(s) -
Michael Ross
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
faculty dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2042-6860
pISSN - 2042-6852
DOI - 10.1308/204268515x14174408396082
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , variety (cybernetics) , dentistry , population , medical education , dental education , dental care , foundation (evidence) , health professionals , medicine , health care , nursing , political science , management , environmental health , computer science , law , artificial intelligence , economics
Dentistry has seen a number of radical changes in recent years, no more so than in relation to the role of dental care professionals. Several of these innovations were as a result of the Nuffield Foundation inquiry in 1993, which culminated in the publication of Education and Training of Personnel Auxiliary to Dentistry. 1 This visionary document encouraged flexibility in the delivery of dental care, suggesting that oral health needs of the population could be met by a variety of professionals, each possessing specific skills.