Dominic Hurst

Abstract Aims The rise of social media has facilitated new forms of orthodontic marketing with legitimate concerns among laypeople and professionals concerning the veracity of publicly available information. We aimed to understand orthodontists' perceptions of social media marketing of orthodontics Methods Qualitative study using one-to-one interviews on online video-conferencing software. A sampling matrix was used to obtain representative views from specialist orthodontists in the UK.

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Background Extensive literature covers the relationship between psychiatric and dental health, but little research explores the ability of dental practitioners to confidently address patient mental health. This paper explored self-reported confidence of dental students when addressing patient mental health in a university setting. Methods Mixed-method approach involving a quantitative scenario-based survey and focus groups.