Dental professionalism: definitions and debate

Trathen, Andrew; Gallagher, Jennifer E.

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.164

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“…18,[20][21] Effective leaders are seen to be essential in moving the dental profession forward. 14,17,24 The leadership role in the dental profession is complex and multifaceted not least in its requirement to combine business practice with patient care -a relationship with inherently conflicting tensions. 17,[23][24] Developing an appropriate leadership style has been advocated as a way forward.…”

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“…14,17,24 The leadership role in the dental profession is complex and multifaceted not least in its requirement to combine business practice with patient care -a relationship with inherently conflicting tensions. 17,[23][24] Developing an appropriate leadership style has been advocated as a way forward. A leadership style which defines the role as servant-leader rather than self-serving leader is seen as particularly pertinent.…”

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Preparing for the future: challenges and opportunities for management and leadership skills

Morison

McMullan

2013

Br Dent J

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Preparing for the future: challenges and opportunities for management and leadership skills

Morison

McMullan

2013

Br Dent J

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“…11 While there is no one way to define "professionalism," the notion of a dentist being professional includes all aspects of working attributes, including being a good role model with regard to oral health behavior. 13,14 Dental students themselves have been shown to value the importance of dentists displaying neat clothing, healthy smiles, and punctuality -attributes which are not broadly discussed as dentists' core competencies. Punctuality implies the ability to quickly recognize and solve management and organizational problems that become factors leading to success during clinical encounters.…”

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Soft Skills of Dental Students’ Competence: What is Important for Patients and How do Students Fare?

Mohamed

Abdullah

Dom

2017

World Journal of Dentistry

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Aim: This study aims to evaluate the impact of soft skills' formal assessment on the students' interpersonal competency as evaluated by their own patients. Materials and methods:A validated eight-item questionnaire with a 5-point Likert rating scale addressing relevant soft skills and rated by patients was used for two different cohorts of final year dental undergraduate students at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first cohort (class of 2009) did not receive a formal daily assessment during their clinical work, while the second batch (class of 2011) did. The daily assessment was used as a formative evaluation and included aspects of professionalism, patient empathy and education, organization of work area, and time management.Results: For all the eight items in the questionnaire, more than 97% (total = 340) of the patients responded positively for both batches (2009 and 2011) of dental students. As for the scores related to specific items, there was improvement in the proportions of patients who were satisfied with all the items for the batch of students who had the formal assessment for their clinical work. These improvements, however, did not demonstrate any statistical significance (p > 0.05). Conclusion:Patients were equally satisfied with the soft skills among two groups of final year dental students during clinical encounters. The formal assessment of soft skills did not have any impact on the measured outcomes.Clinical significance: Soft skills are a learning experience for every dental student, which is useful in personal and professional life. An increase in health service and competitive dental practices emphasizes the need for soft skills to understand the dynamics of workplace and use of soft skills.

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“…1 These attributes have been identifi ed as core competencies in the General Dental Council's revalidation process. 5 Professionalism of course is open to interpretation and its defi nition is widely debated 6 but generally refers to the skill, competence or character of a member of a profession or an occupation which carries high status and requires considerable training.…”

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