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ArticleBritish dental journal2018

Professionalism by proxy: a case for the formal regulation of dental assistants in Australia.

A C L Holden, G Jean, M Tennant, H Spallek

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Article in British dental journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A C L HoldenThe University of Sydney School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, 2-6 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia.
G JeanInternational Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
M TennantInternational Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
H SpallekThe University of Sydney School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, 2-6 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia.

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Abstract

Dental assistants are the most numerous member of the dental team in Australia, responsible for many clinical and non-clinical duties. Despite this, dental assistants are not registered and regulated in the same manner as their clinical colleagues within the dental profession. In this article, the authors argue that this is an unacceptable situation within the Australian dental context. In the examination of events within the profession both within Australia and overseas, it becomes apparent that this is an untenable position with regards to promoting the safety of the public. The current stance towards dental assistants is often perpetuated by a dental profession whose motives would not seem to be free from issues of professional dominance. Dental assistants may also be an essential division of the dental profession in providing culturally competent, economically viable and sustainable oral healthcare to those communities that are traditionally difficult to access.

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AustraliaDental AssistantsGovernment RegulationHumansLicensureProfessionalism

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PMID30191903

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