title: The ethics of social media in dental practice: ethical tools and professional responses.
abstract: This article considers several important trends in dental practice that result from innovations in digital and social media. It provides ethical tools for analysis, Illuminates areas of ethical concern in the current practice environment and offers recommendations for future practice. A summary in the form of a checklist is posted at the end of this essay for dentists considering the use of social media in their 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: D002140:California; D057189:Checklist; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003201:Computers / Q000941:ethics; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005250:Fees, Dental / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D040241:Social Marketing / Q000941:ethics; D061108:Social Media / Q000941:ethics*; D012953:Societies, Dental