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. 2000 Dec 9;189(11):584.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800837.

Whistleblowing or scaremongering?

R Kirschen  1 , P Mossey
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Whistleblowing or scaremongering?

R Kirschen et al. Br Dent J. .

Abstract

We live in a society of free speech but we, as dentists, are also privileged to be members of a self regulated profession and, as such, have responsibilities to fulfil. Dentists must be responsible for supplying balanced information to the public, based on the best evidence available.

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  • Evidence and opinion.
    Hedger A. Hedger A. Br Dent J. 2001 Feb 10;190(3):112. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800899a. Br Dent J. 2001. PMID: 11236912 No abstract available.
  • Blowing the whistle.
    McIntyre GT, Mossey PA. McIntyre GT, et al. Br Dent J. 2001 May 26;190(10):522-3. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801022a. Br Dent J. 2001. PMID: 11411883 No abstract available.

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