Dental professionalism: Definitions and debate

British Dental Journal

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 249-253

  Trathen, A ^a   Gallagher, J E ^b,c,d  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Oral Health Services Research and Dental Public Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Denmark Hill Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS ETHICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHICS; HUMAN; LICENSING; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; ETHICS, BUSINESS; ETHICS, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LICENSURE, DENTAL; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, DENTAL; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 62549141033     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.164     Document Type: Review

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