title: The ethics of social media in dental practice: challenges.
abstract: This is the first of two essays written to consider several important trends in dental practice that result from innovations in digital and social media. This essay reviews ethical and legal implications of the use of websites, Facebook, review sites, email and other digital innovations in dental practice. The second essay provides ethical tools for analysis, illuminates areas of ethical concern in today's practice environment and offers recommendations for future practice.
authors.affiliation: University of the Pacific, Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, USA. bpeltier@pacific.edu
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peltier
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Curley
mesh_terms: D034742:Electronic Mail / Q000941:ethics; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000941:ethics; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000941:ethics; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000941:ethics; D061108:Social Media / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence