Dental Professional means a Dentist, Dental Hygienist, or a Dental Assistant whom the Department accepts as qualified to perform a dental health service.
All Dentists and Dental Hygienists shall only work within the scope of their license..
Introduction.
Superficially, a dental professional can be defined as 'a person who has the training or expertise to do the job [within dentistry] competently'..
Be truthful, courteous and respectful towards patients at all times.
Listen to patients and be empathetic.
Get to know the needs, desires and priorities of your patients.
Maintain clinical competency.
Understand and follow the rules that apply to the profession, e.g. the regulations under the Dentistry Act, 1991..
A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry, the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth..
Dentistry is a profession in healthcare; however, dental practice, where the majority of the profession work, is often perceived as operating more overtly as a business than medicine
This is probably because most patients' are required to pay charges or make co-payments for dental care
Arguments suggesting that dentistry is no longer a profession due the loss of autonomy may be valid, but only in the context of an out-of-date definition of what is a profession
Arguments are proposed that the changing nature of society and of health and disease now require a more modern and realistic definition of what is a profession
