Dental auxiliaries: Dental technician education and training — a survey

As the Dental Auxiliaries Review Group report continues in the consultation stage, the dentist needs to keep up-to-date on all aspects of auxiliary career developments. Dental technician education and training has changed radically during the past 25 years as shown by three surveys — the latest carried out during 1998 and reported in this paper. As leader of the dental team, the dentist needs to be aware of these changes in order to make an informed contribution to the debate.