Change is a popular topic for discussion among dental professionals and the transformations over the last decade or so have been dramatic, exciting and all encompassing. They include the shift towards prevention, the growth of digital technology and development of new tools, materials and techniques which have enabled dentists to treat more people than ever before.
In part, patients’ changing needs and higher expectations have helped shape modern dentistry. Patients expect a quality service, a caring, holistic approach to oral care and stable results from any treatment that they have consented to. Practices have had to adapt and evolve to meet these needs and this has had a knock-on effect on the dental team. It is now not unusual for a dental practice to have a dental hygienist or dental therapist in situ, who see patients for routine preventive-maintenance appointments, leaving the dentist free to focus on delivering more specialist treatment.
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