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- Title
Hygienists and therapists can whiten teeth, says GDC.
- Abstract
The article reports on the statement of the British General Dental Council (GDC) that dental hygienists and dental therapists can do tooth whitening on the prescription of a dentist. The statement follows a consultation exercise on the scope of practice of the dental team. According to GDC president Hew Mathewson, the advice do not alter the GDC's stand that tooth whitening carried out by non-dental professionals is illegal.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; DENTAL care; TOOTH care &; hygiene; DENTAL hygienists; DENTAL hygiene; MATHEWSON, Hew; GENERAL Dental Council (Great Britain)
- Publication
Vital (17417503), 2008, Vol 5, Issue 3, p10
- ISSN
1741-7503
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/vital826