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Ethics And The 'Seasons Of My Life' As A Dental Educator, David A. Nash
Ethics And The 'Seasons Of My Life' As A Dental Educator, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
Perhaps the first comprehensive ethics program in American dental schools was created in 1990 at the University of Kentucky by then dean David Nash. Nash recounts the emergence of his personal and professional interest in ethics using the structure of Daniel Levinson's book The Seasons of a Man's Life. Each season brings tasks of evolving and deepening ethical engagement. Being ethical is important; helping others to be so is special. Nash still teaches the course.
Societal Expectations And The Profession's Responsibility To Reform The Dental Workforce To Ensure Access To Care For Children, David A. Nash
Societal Expectations And The Profession's Responsibility To Reform The Dental Workforce To Ensure Access To Care For Children, David A. Nash
Oral Health Science Faculty Publications
Societal expectations raise the issue of the nature of a profession and a profession's relationship with society. Influential policy leaders want reform of the oral health workforce and delivery system in such a manner as to ensure that improvements are made for accessing care, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged populations, especially children. This essay is based on a presentation to the House of Delegates of the California Dental Association on Nov.13, 2009.