Newsome P R H, Langley P P
Level 19, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Hong Kong.
Br Dent J. 2014 May;216(9):497-502. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.355.
For centuries only three professions were recognised as such: medicine, law and theology. Now that the word 'professional' is applied to all occupations it can be difficult to understand the meaning of professionalism within dentistry and healthcare. We simply cannot treat dentistry as a commodity or business when it is a highly specialised personal service. Now more than ever, dentistry is a team game and all dental professionals must maintain the values and codes that distinguish what we do from most other vocations.
几个世纪以来，只有三个职业被公认为如此：医学、法律和神学。如今，“专业”一词适用于所有职业，因此很难理解牙科和医疗保健领域中专业精神的含义。当牙科是一项高度专业化的个人服务时，我们根本不能将其视为一种商品或商业活动。如今，牙科比以往任何时候都更像是团队运动，所有牙科专业人员都必须秉持那些将我们的工作与大多数其他职业区分开来的价值观和准则。
