Catalogers and Directors: At Loggerheads or Mutually Advancing the Profession?

Advancing the profession through doctoral education.

Doctoral education in dental hygiene is necessary to create a cadre of dental hygiene researchers and scholars, and to develop educators who will expand the body of knowledge for the profession. Dental hygienists with advanced degrees will require skill sets that parallel those of other professionals if they are to function productively as credible, equal members of interprofessional teams. Doc...

Predatory Lending and Community Development at Loggerheads

Advancing the Dietetics Profession through the Foundation's Philanthropy.

W ITHOUT CHARITIES, THE United States would not be able to operate, says Charity Navigator, the mostwidely used, independent evaluator of US philanthropic organizations. Can the same be said of professional member associations? That is, would dietetics be able to operate without the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics* Foundation? Although a philanthropic organization that supports an allied hea...

Advancing animal welfare standards within the veterinary profession

Historically, expenditure on animals and attitudes toward animal welfare have improved, with increasing social affluence. However, recent events suggest veterinary attitudes may be lagging behind those of the general public. Despite widespread public opposition to, and in some cases the passage of legislation against, the force-feeding of ducks and geese during foie gras production, the export ...

Advancing the profession of nursing: a new approach.

The article traces the historical development of regulatory standards for the practice of nursing in New York State. It gives an overview of the 2003 New York State Board for Nursing's proposal to amend the requirements and require a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) within 10 years of initial licensure. Current legislative initiatives are reviewed and the author cites numerous research report...