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- Title
The lab assistant loophole.
- Authors
Holland, Caroline
- Abstract
This article reports that the vexed issue of dental laboratory process workers and whether they register with the General Dental Council (GDC) is still under discussion despite the tact that statutory registration for technicians is due to be introduced later this year. The GDC has decided unqualified workers, known as process workers or lab assistants, can work in laboratories provided they are supervised by Registered Dental Technicians. The GDC believes it can regulate dental technicians effectively in this way However, the Gateway group, an umbrella organization representing all the technicians' organizations including the Dental Technicians Association, the Dental Laboratories Association and the Clinical Dental Technicians Association, wants the GDC to change its policy.
- Subjects
DENTAL laws &; legislation; DENTAL personnel; DENTAL technicians; SOCIETIES; DENTAL assistants; HEALTH policy
- Publication
Vital (17417503), 2004, Vol 1, Issue 2, p19
- ISSN
1741-7503
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/vital075