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Continued competency: a practicing dentist's perspective.

H Seldin
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As professionals, dentists should continue to learn and improve our skills throughout our careers. Continued competency testing, however, will neither assure nor accurately measure this process. It isn't necessary, won't improve the public's dental health, and would be very expensive.

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H Seldin. 1997. Continued competency: a practicing dentist's perspective.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9448337/

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