section_path: Ethical and medicolegal issues
section_name: Ethical and medicolegal issues
paragraph_text: Ethical and medicolegal issues
  
  Dentistry is unique in that it requires dental students to have competence-based clinical skills that can only be acquired through supervised specialized laboratory training and direct patient care. This necessitates the need for a scientific and professional basis of care with a foundation of extensive research-based education. According to some experts, the accreditation of dental schools can enhance the quality and professionalism of dental education.