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- Title
Depicting your truly professional nature.
- Authors
Reed, Debbie
- Abstract
The article discusses how dental care professionals (DCPs) depict their professionalism, status and professional agency. It states that the use of language which elevates one's position in society is crucial in negotiating one's professional status. It mentions certain skills DCPs need including critical thinking and evaluation of oneself. It also says that the depiction of professionalism is through professional explanation on the justification, support and execution of certain actions.
- Subjects
DENTAL care; DENTISTS; PROFESSIONALISM; LANGUAGE &; languages; CRITICAL thinking
- Publication
Vital (17417503), 2010, Vol 7, Issue 3, p41
- ISSN
1741-7503
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/vital1191