An audit of implant practice websites: content and regulatory compliance

Raimundo, H; Robinson, Peter

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.1101

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“…Since 2005, the most poorly represented principles were those relating to information about the regulating body of dentistry, the GDC, and information for patients who are dissatisfied and want to complain. 6,9,12,13 Unfortunately, in keeping with these findings, this study shows In line with European Guidance, for all dental professionals providing dental care mentioned on the site the following information must be displayed: i) their professional quali cation and the country from which that quali cation is derived; and ii) their GDC registration number.…”

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Compliance of NHS dental practice websites in Wales before and after the introduction of the GDC document 'Principles of ethical advertising'

Budd

Davies²,

Dewhurst

et al. 2016

Br Dent J

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Objectives To evaluate the compliance of NHS dental practice websites in Wales, UK, with the 2012 GDC document Principles of ethical advertising, before its introduction (2011) and again after its introduction (2014).Methods All practices in Wales with an NHS contract and dental practice website were identified. The content of the website was evaluated to determine if it complied with the principles outlined in the 2012 GDC document Principles of Ethical Advertising.Results Twenty-five percent of the 446 practices sampled in 2011 had a website, compared to 44% of the 436 practices sampled in 2014. The principles best complied with were; displaying the name, geographic address, and telephone number of the practice (100% for both years). None of the websites compared the qualifications or skills of its practitioners to others, therefore 100% complied with this principle. Displaying team members' professional qualification and the country from which this is obtained was fairly well represented; 92% and 61% respectively in 2014; an improvement from only 50% and 49% respectively in 2011. Principles worst complied with were displaying the GDC's address (3% 2011; 9% 2014) or link to the GDC website (11% 2011; 7% 2014) and details of the practice complaints procedure (1% 2011; 5% 2014). Overall, no practice complied with all of the compulsory principles.Conclusion In both 2011 and 2014 no practice website was compliant with all the principles outlined in the 2012 GDC document Principles of ethical advertising. Reflecting results from previous studies, this study showed that compliance is slowly improving, yet over 4 years after the introduction of the mandatory principles, it remains that no practice website is 100% compliant.

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“…12 Despite this, studies have shown that not all providers of dentistry in the UK have a practice website, and even when they do, compliance with advertising rules and regulations is poor.…”

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Compliance of NHS dental practice websites in Wales before and after the introduction of the GDC document 'Principles of ethical advertising'

Budd

Davies²,

Dewhurst

et al. 2016

Br Dent J

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“…Ethical compliance of the websites of orthodontic and dental practices to the existing EU regulations has been so far indirectly investigated in the UK, using the GDC guidelines based on CED recommendations. These studies concluded that despite the progress made over time, UK orthodontic practice websites generally failed to comply with GDC instructions [2,[7][8][9]. In this sense, nearly 1 out of 10 orthodontic websites fully complied with the principles outlined by GDC [2].…”

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“…According to the results of the present study, 26% of the examined Dutch websites were entirely compliant to CED mandatory items, with the provider's registration number being specified though, in less than half of the cases. Professional registration details were reported at higher rates ranging from 53 to 84% of orthodontic practices examined elsewhere [2,8,9]. On the contrary, such information was suboptimally provided by the UK and Dutch dental practice websites, viz., 19 and 27%, respectively [6,11].…”

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The informative value and design of orthodontic practice websites in The Netherlands

Oey

Livas

2020

Prog Orthod.

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Background: The aims of this cross-sectional study were to investigate the regulatory compliance of Dutch practice websites offering orthodontic services, readability of the available treatment information, website design as well as possible relationship with practice location and professional qualification of practitioners. Methods: A comprehensive Internet search was performed using the Google search engine and five relevant terms in Dutch. Eligibility screening of the first 50 results of each search led to the final inclusion of 111 websites. The content of the selected websites was evaluated in terms of compliance to international regulations on ethical advertising guidelines (CED), treatment information text readability using Flesch Reading Ease Score (FRES), and website design using the BDC assessment tool. Results: Reporting of websites according to CED guidelines covered on average 85% of the mandatory items. No significant differences were observed between dental and orthodontic practices, and between practices located in densely and sparsely populated regions (P > 0.05). The mean FRES of the displayed information indicated difficult-to-understand text. BDC scores of multi-location practices were significantly higher than the rest (P < 0.006). Conclusions: The websites of orthodontic practices in The Netherlands do not fully comply with CED guidelines on ethical advertising. Readability of the displayed information and website technical performance needs to be further optimized.

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Advertising and facial aesthetics in primary care: how compliant are practice websites and social media with published guidance?

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An audit of implant practice websites: content and regulatory compliance

Abstract: Comparison with earlier studies indicates that compliance with recent GDC standards is generally improving, though whether the pace of improvement is seen as acceptable or not is something that policymakers and regulatory authorities may need to consider further.

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Compliance of NHS dental practice websites in Wales before and after the introduction of the GDC document 'Principles of ethical advertising'

Compliance of NHS dental practice websites in Wales before and after the introduction of the GDC document 'Principles of ethical advertising'

The informative value and design of orthodontic practice websites in The Netherlands

Advertising and facial aesthetics in primary care: how compliant are practice websites and social media with published guidance?

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