My dad, grandfather, and sister-in-law are all dentists. This was something we'd chat about every now and then, and the answer inevitably came down to "whatever

My dad, grandfather, and sister-in-law are all dentists. This was something we'd chat about every now and then, and the answer inevitably came down to "whatever is better for patients is good for me". Sounds a bit like a platitude, but there are so many different treatments and procedures modern dentists do that I think it the profession would generally be fine for quite some time. In a large sense, there'd probably be a transition towards more emphasis on repair and fixes of traumatic injury rather than preventative procedures, but it would likely take awhile before things dramatically change for the profession.