Holden A C L
University of Sydney, 2 Chalmers Street, Surrey Hills, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia.
Br Dent J. 2016 Oct 21;221(8):449-451. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.771.
This article looks at the General Dental Council (GDC) and dental regulation from the perspective of social contract theory. Self-regulation is a requirement for the dental profession to exist within such a contract with society and this article seeks to examine the effects of the GDC upon the social contract. The GDC maintains that it is independent of the dental profession and while this may be true when discussing impartiality, the existence and purpose of the GDC is intrinsically intertwined with the dental profession. This article will show that the GDC has acted in a manner that has a negative impact upon the social contract between the dental profession and society and that for the dental profession to maintain its status and ability to place patients first, the GDC needs to re-evaluate its role and attitudes.
本文从社会契约理论的角度审视英国牙科总会（GDC）及牙科监管。自我监管是牙科行业在与社会的此类契约中得以存在的一项要求，本文旨在探讨GDC对社会契约的影响。GDC坚称其独立于牙科行业，虽然在讨论公正性时这可能属实，但GDC的存在和宗旨与牙科行业有着内在的紧密联系。本文将表明，GDC的行事方式对牙科行业与社会之间的社会契约产生了负面影响，并且为使牙科行业维持其地位并保持将患者置于首位的能力，GDC需要重新评估其作用和态度。
