title: To net or not to net: confessions of a 'tweener.
abstract: A dentist who sees both the advantages and disadvantage of participation on Internet chat rooms (listservs) reflects on his own participation in this medium. Allowing for individual differences, listservs permit great flexibility and offer alternatives for remaining professionally connected that are between the passivity of reading and the risk of confrontation of face-to-face meetings. Some personal suggestions are offered for good citizenship on the Internet.
authors.affiliation: Special Olympics, Inc., Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Corbin
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003813:Dentistry; D004468:Economics, Dental; D020407:Internet / Q000191:economics