Newton J
N Z Dent J. 1989 Jan;85(379):21-2.
Legislation now before Parliament proposes changes to the traditional role of dental technicians which will permit them to deal directly with the public in the supply of removable dental prostheses. This paper examines the historical perspectives of the role, and applies principles of social dynamics to predict probable effects and reactions to the change. The dental profession should play an important part in the training of clinical technicians; it should also ensure that the concerns and demands on resources for clinical technicians are not such that they weaken the viability of the traditional role of technicians in the supply of the technically sophisticated appliances and prostheses required in the delivery of modern dental care.
目前提交给议会的立法提议对牙科技师的传统角色进行变革，这将允许他们在提供可摘式假牙方面直接与公众打交道。本文审视了该角色的历史视角，并运用社会动力学原理来预测这一变化可能产生的影响和反应。牙科行业应在临床技师培训中发挥重要作用；还应确保对临床技师资源的关注和需求不会削弱技师在提供现代牙科护理所需的技术复杂的器具和假牙方面传统角色的可行性。
