title: [Attitude of a group of South Africans toward advertising by dentists in private practice].
abstract: The advertising of dental services in South Africa is controlled by rules and regulations of the South African Medical and Dental Council. According to these, advertising is not permissible with the exception of specified professional information which may be made known only by means of a nameplate and an entry in a telephone directory. Questionnaires were sent to a randomised sample of 2,100 persons in order to determine the attitude of South Africans towards advertising by private practitioners. According to information obtained from this study there is a strong indication that consumers of dental services prefer a freer form of advertising by dentists in the private practice.
authors.affiliation: Fakulteit Tandheelkunde, Universiteit van Pretoria.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: du Preez
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: de Wet
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: van der Merwe
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wolmarans
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000329:Advertising; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D011331:Private Practice; D011639:Public Opinion; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Die houding van'n groep Suid-Afrikaners teenoor advertensie deur tandartse in die privaatpraktyk.