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Is dentistry a profession? Part 3. Future challenges.

Jos V M Welie1

  • 1Center for Health Policy and Ethics, and Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA. jwelie@creighton.edu

Journal (Canadian Dental Association)
|November 9, 2004
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Dentistry is a profession but faces challenges in maintaining professional standards, risking a return to its business-oriented past. The field must choose between upholding professionalism or reverting to a business model.

Area of Science:

  • Dental Ethics
  • Professionalism Studies
  • Sociology of Professions

Background:

  • Previous articles established a definition of professionalism and deduced professional responsibilities.
  • This study is the third in a series examining professional standards.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate whether dentistry meets the criteria of a profession.
  • To analyze the current state of professionalism within dentistry.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of dentistry against established professional criteria.
  • Review of professional responsibilities and their application in dental practice.

Main Results:

  • Dentistry exhibits deficiencies when measured against professional standards.

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  • The status of dentistry as a profession is evolving and incomplete.

    • Conclusions:

    • Dentistry qualifies as a profession, albeit with ongoing challenges.
    • There is a discernible trend for dentistry to regress towards a pre-19th century business model.
    • Dentistry must consciously choose between a professional or a business model for public transparency.