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Preparing for Evolving Roles: Variation in Dental Hygiene and Therapy Practice.

¹Independent Dental Hygienist, Educator, and Researcher, Oakham, UK.

Journal of Dental Education

|June 24, 2026

Summary

Dental professional roles are standardized in education but vary in practice due to healthcare system dynamics. Preparing graduates for this variability is crucial for effective dental workforce adaptation.

Keywords:

curriculum design dental education dental hygiene dental therapy professional identity professional roles scope of practice

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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults

Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults

Published on: February 2, 2020

Area of Science:

Dental Education
Healthcare Workforce Studies
Professional Role Dynamics

Background:

Standardization in dental hygiene and therapy education has increased consistency in defining and teaching professional roles.
However, the actual roles graduates assume in practice are inconsistent across healthcare systems and are subject to ongoing changes.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the discrepancy between standardized dental professional roles in education and their variable enactment in practice.
To explore the systemic factors influencing the dynamic nature of dental professional roles within different healthcare contexts.
To provide recommendations for dental education, focusing on curriculum, competencies, and assessment to prepare graduates for practice variability.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of dental professional roles in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Examination of regulatory, workforce, and service pressures influencing role evolution.
Discussion of implications for curriculum design, competency frameworks, and assessment strategies in dental education.

Main Results:

Dental professional roles exhibit stability in definition within educational settings.
Conversely, the functional aspects of these roles are dynamic and vary significantly in practice.
This variation is attributed to the interplay of multiple systems, not merely an alignment issue.

Conclusions:

Dental education must acknowledge and prepare students for the inherent variability in professional role functions encountered in practice.
Curriculum, competencies, and assessment should be adapted to foster adaptability and resilience in dental graduates.
Preparing graduates for dynamic practice environments is as vital as teaching defined scopes of practice.